Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2009

This is the best carrot cake recipe! I made cupcakes for a party and got rave reviews!! I did not change and will not change a thing about this recipe. Thank you Brian D'Amico for sharing your grandfather Sam's recipe.

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Sarah Cunningham

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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2009

Followed the recipe as written except added a few gratings of nutmeg.The entire family loved it. Made cream cheese frosting, of course. Thanks for this recipe.

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Valorie

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Home Town: Goldendale, Washington, USA

Living In: The Dalles, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2009

Made this for my father-in-law's birthday party - tons of family and EVERYONE was raving. The cream cheese icing II from this site works perfectly on top (but don't add all the sugar.. try it with half to see if you like it just like that).

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Amanda B.

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

I made this for my husband, he loved it :)

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umzaibi

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

Exceptional! Made exactly as written. Brought it to the office & the most finicky eater said it was delicious...better than his wife's. I used the Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting from this site for a lighter touch.

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Leslie

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Home Town: Arkansas City, Kansas, USA

Living In: Pea Ridge, Arkansas, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2009

Perfect carrot cake...so good and incredibly moist. Flavor is spot on. First time making carrot cake from scratch, had no troubles whatsoever. I highly recommend this recipe, you won't be disappointed!

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Hayleyzcomet

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

This was awesome!!!!!! I made this recipe with an egg substitute, soymilk, and deleted the walnuts because of food allergies and it turned out excellent. My friends could not even tell that I had omitted that stuff. I used a cream cheese icing from the store without dairy in it. I sprinkled coconut on top. My cake was a little short. If I make this again, I will probably try to use two 8 inch round pans or a little different egg substitute to get just a little more height. I make this review for those with food allergies in their families to encourage them to try some recipes for loved ones. It is more difficult, but it is not impossible. The cake has excellent flavor and baked beautifully with the instructions as provided. Thanks for sharing your family recipe!!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

This is wonderful! Beyond wonderful! I am VERY picky on my carrot cake and haven't found a recipe that I truely loved. This one is it! No more searching for me. I followed it to a T. Thank you so much for sharing!

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

This is an excellent cake!! I've made it 4x and everyone has absolutely loved it. I was very pleased to impress my Mom. I think it's the buttermilk replacing half the oil that makes this cake so wonderful. I just love this cake.

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BJS

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Living In: North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2009

I made this for my boyfriend's birthday, since he loves carrot cake, and he and his whole family loved it! I'm not a big carrot cake fan, but I loved this cake and I will make it in the future :) Thanks!

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Radhika Shah

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Living In: Lombard, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2009

This is a phenomonal carrot cake, the best I've ever had. I brought it to a 4th of July party and EVERYONE raved about it. I toasted the coconut, added a bit of nutmeg and omitted the walnuts, otherwise made it as written. I used a basic cream cheese frosting recipe. Thank you for sharing this Brian - this deserves a Throwdown with Bobby Flay! :-)

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Tina

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Living In: Lake Stevens, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2009

I used 3 c. carrots and only 1/4 c. coconut beause my husband doesn't like it. I only had a 20 oz. can of pineapple so I had to guess on how much liquid to leave in. The batter looked quite runny so I added 1/2 c. flour. I used 2, 9 inch pans and put parchment paper in the bottoms. I cooked the cake for 35 minutes. The weather here was very humid so after icing with cream cheese frosting I put it in the refrigerator. The cake was EXCELLENT. I almost purchased a carrot cake for $13 at the store and decided to make my own for my husband's birthday. I was so glad I did! Thank you, we all loved it.

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Laurie

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2009

I followed the original recipe and it came out delicious! People who had never had carrot cake before (like me) AND people who don't LIKE carrot cake loved it!

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phurst00

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Home Town: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2009

Delicious! I left out the coconuts and added a little extra carrot but other than that, followed the recipe exactly and it was perfect. I made it for my boyfriend's parents and they absolutely loved it.

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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009

Very moist. I used half whole wheat flour and my family really enjoyed the cake. It was nice to serve something that is not overly sweet (no cream cheese frosting) and have them like it.

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2009

Fantastic. I used dates instead of raisins and it turned out great. Very moist and flavorful. No other changes needed.

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AudreyK

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

I LOVE CARROT CAKE... and this recipe is THE BEST!!!! I've eaten many pieces of carrot cake but haven't quite had one like this... I highly recommend it. This got rave reviews the few times I've made it. I followed the recipe exactly.

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Home Town: Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Living In: Lansing, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: May 30, 2009

Stick the the recipe, don't change a thing.

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CC

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Living In: Duluth, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: May 28, 2009

I love love love this cake recipe! I make it for all three of my kids' birthdays and I usually sneak in whole wheat flour for part of the all purpose. I love that I can feed a crazy bunch of kids at a birthday party a homemade cake that they go nuts for. I use organic ingredients, the cream cheese frosting II from this site, and an overload of sprinkles! Thanks for sharing and bringing a new tradition of cakes to our family...

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Reviewed: May 27, 2009

My bf requested a carrot cake for his bday this weekend and so I attempted my first ever made from scratch cake. I wanted a recipe like my grandmother used (with the nuts and raisins and other stuff) and not only did I manage to make this cake and not mess it up, but it was INCREDIBLE. SO moist and flavorful. I got a ton of complements on this cake. I followed the recipe exactly except I used two 9in round cake pans which worked out perfectly. I topped it with a simple home made cream cheese icing and chopped pecans!

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