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Carrot Cake

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"This recipe makes a fabulous and moist carrot cake. Try it for Thanksgiving instead of or in addition to pumpkin pie."
Carrot Cake Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 123 times with an average star rating of 4.7
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Original recipe yield 1 -9 or 10 inch tube cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
  2. Combine the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, soda, oil. With an electric mixer beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the carrots and the walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour 20 minutes. Note: this cake can be made in two 9 inch layer cake pans just change the baking time to 40 minutes.
  4. To Make Frosting: With an electric mixer blend the cream cheese and cream. Add the vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Frosting can be spread and a still warm cake.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on May 12, 2005 by TRindell 
After taking a while to review all of the carrot cake recipes on this site and others, I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2005 by THEPITCLUB 
With all the great reviews, I was a bit disappointed with this recipe. I was surprised the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2006 by Michele 
Incredible! I made this for my best friend's birthday because carrot cake is her favorite. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2002 by KAREN325 
There is only 1 word to describe this dessert, YUMMY!! Our family loved it. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2003 by TWEENZ 
This was the most awesome carrot cake ever - I took it to a party and it was consumed in no... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2006 by LEAHNWOODS 
This was good, but there are some serious changes that need to be made to rate it as five... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2006 by Martin 
This recipe was a standard Carrot Cake Recipe. I added one extra teaspoon Cinammon and a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2006 by LINDA MCLEAN 
Wonderful cake Autumn! For an extra moist cake I threw in a very ripe banana (which is my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2005 by Debi G 
I made this cake for a birthday at work and EVERYONE loved it. It was moist and delicious! I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2005 by MARCHELLA 
I substituted Enova oil for the vegetable oil and Splenda for the sugar, making the cake a bit... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Carrot Cake

Servings Per Recipe: 14

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 596

  • Total Fat: 34.5g
  • Cholesterol: 73mg
  • Sodium: 303mg
  • Total Carbs: 68.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.9g
  • Protein: 5.7g

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