Ruth Wilks Nut Carrot Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the nuts, candied fruit, dates, raisins. Add 1/2 cup flour; toss to coat., In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, mix the remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until smooth. (Batter will be stiff.) Fold in carrots and nut mixture. Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. , Bake at 350° for 75-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking dish., Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons juice (discard remaining juice or save for another use). In a large bowl, beat eggs, carrots, sugars, oil, drained pineapple and reserved juice until well blended. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into carrot mixture until blended. Stir in walnuts. Transfer to prepared dish., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake.

Steps:

• Grease and flour 2 9" cake pans.
• Mix together cake flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, powder and salt.
• Drain pineapple,reserving syrup.
• Add syrup to dry mixture; add eggs, oil and vanilla.
• Beat 3 minutes.
• Stir in pineapple, carrots and nuts.
• Bake 325 degrees for about 40 min or until done.
• Cool 10 min in pan.
• Unmold.
• Currant Icing Plump currants in 1/4 cup hot water for 5 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Beat sugar, cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla together until smooth.
• Fold in nuts and currants.

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat sugar, oil and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to the sugar mixture alternately with eggs. Mix well. Stir in carrots, coconut, pineapple and 1/2 cup pecans. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Garnish with remaining nuts. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease pan and sprinkle pan with flour.
• Combine all ingredients except the eggs and mix well.
• Beat yolks well and mix with ingredients and then beat egg whites until stiff and fold gently into mixture.
• Bake 40 - 50 minutes.