Best Carrot Cake Ever Recipe
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Best Carrot Cake Ever

By: Nan 
"A moist and flavorful recipe that makes a large quantity of cake. I have been hounded to make this cake time and time again."

Prep Time:
1 Hr 30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
2 Hrs 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 - 10 inch round layers
 

Ingredients

  • 6 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine grated carrots and brown sugar. Set aside for 60 minutes, then stir in raisins.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 10 inch cake pans.
  3. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Gradually beat in the white sugar, oil and vanilla. Stir in the pineapple. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, stir into the wet mixture until absorbed. Finally stir in the carrot mixture and the walnuts. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
  4. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until cake tests done with a toothpick. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. When completely cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 457 | Total Fat: 20.2g | Cholesterol: 53mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 1, 2004 by CRYSTALLAUREY   view full review
Before I decided to try this cake I read every single review, paying careful attention to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 8, 2010 by CAMCHES   view full review
2009 edit: Use cheesecloth to strain the carrots! Wrap 1/3 the carrots in a cheesecloth pouch,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 3, 2003 by DESSERTMAKER2   view full review
This carrot cake is the absolute best that I have ever made. I had many compliments on this. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 20, 2006 by BHSCHULZ   view full review
It was great! I baked it in a 9 x 13 cake pan at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2004 by MelanieDC   view full review
I got rave reviews on this cake ("you should sell this for $8.00 a slice"), but I did mess...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2003 by Kara   view full review
My husband said this was the best carrot cake he has ever had!! It was extremely moist and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2004 by NATCOVERT   view full review
This is the carrot cake recipe I have been searching for. I made the recipe exactly how it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 31, 2006 by Kim S.   view full review
Wow, this was fabulous! I read a lot of reviews first to see if there were any changes I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2003 by JAYNEO   view full review
Great cake! I have gotten so many compliments on this cake. Very dense and stays moist for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 5, 2007 by Rebecca_Jayne   view full review
I just have to say I initially signed up to review this recipe! It really is the best carrot...

 

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