Best Loved Carrot Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in the carrots, pineapple, raisins and walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine grated carrots and brown sugar. Set aside for 60 minutes, then stir in raisins.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 10 inch cake pans.
• 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.
• 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.

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, soda,& cinnamon.
• Set aside.
• Combine eggs, sugar,& oil; mix until smooth.
• Stir in flour mixture a little at a time until well blended.
• Stir in carrots, walnuts, pineapple, & vanilla, mixing evenly.
• Pour into a greased 9x13in pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.
• --------------Frosting----------.
• Cream together, cheese and butter until smooth.
• Add vanilla.
• Add sugar a 1/4 cup at a time, until well blended.
• After frosting cooled carrot cake, sprinkle with toasted coconut.
• To toast coconut, put on cookie sheet, under broiler for about 1 minute.
• Keep an eye on it to be sure it does not burn!