Dees Delightful Carrot Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9"x13" or 2 - 9" round pans buy greasing and flouring them or spraying with "Pam".
• 2. In mixing bowl, cream oil and sugar together for 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla and beat for another 2 minutes. Sift dry ingredients and spices together and blend slowly into oil/egg mixture. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Remove bowl from mixer. Fold in carrots, pineapple, and coconut. Dust pecans with 1 Tbl. flour and fold into batter. Pour into prepared pan/s. Bake for 45-50 minutes or till medium brown and it tests done. A little overbaked is ok, better than a soggy cake. It's very moist so it shouldn't dry out. Cool in pans for 20 minutes and then remove from pan/s and finish cooling. Make frosting while cake is cooling. For best results when frosting any cake is to thoroughly chill in fridge before frosting it. This will make cake more managable and keep the crumbs at bay. Frost cake and decorate as desired, or leave plain. It tastes awesome either way... delightfully delicious!
• 3. Frosting Directions: In mixer bowl with wire whip attached, cream butter, creamed dheese, and Crisco together for 2 minutes. slowly add powdered sugar, salt & vanilla. Whip until fluffy and spreadable.
• 4. This frosting is great for decorating and piping borders etc. If u are not decorating, u can eliminate the shortening and double the butter. I'm not a fan of shortening but it makes the frosting fluffier to decorate with.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of one 13x9-inch pan or two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed about 30 seconds or until blended. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the salt; beat on low speed 1 minute. Stir in carrots and nuts. Pour into pan(s).
• Bake 13x9-inch pan 40 to 45 minutes, round pans 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rectangle in pan on cooling rack. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Frost 13x9-inch cake or fill and frost round layers with frosting. Sprinkle nutmeg on frosted cake, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the granulated sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and combine. Then add the carrots and mix well. Pour the batter into a greased and floured Bundt pan and bake until done, about 50 minutes. Leave to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for the icing: In a larger bowl, cream the butter and cream cheese together. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and blend. Then mix in the pecans. Spread the icing on the cooled carrot cake.
• Eat. Faint. Repeat as needed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and eggs until thick and pale. Stir in the oil, then gradually mix in the sifted dry ingredients. Fold in the carrots and nuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. When cool, frost with your favorite Cream Cheese Frosting.