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Carrot Cake Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
3 eggs2 cups sugar 1-1/2 cups salad oil 3 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts 1- 16oz can crushed pineapple (do not drain ) 2 cups grated carrot 1 cup raisins ( optional ) Frosting: 1 (3oz) pkg cream cheese-softened 1/4 cup butter or margarine - softened 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 box powdered sugar ( 2 cups )
Directions:
Beat eggs. Add sugar and beat till thick and lemon colored. Add oil and beat well. Sift dry ingredients together and add to sugar-egg mixture. Add vanilla, crushed pineapple with its juice, and carrots. Add nuts and raisins. Pour into greased & sugared tube pan or 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for the tube pan, 40-45 min for the loaf pan. For frosting, combine all ingredients and spread on cooled cake. Use as much more or less powdered sugar as needed to achieve desired consistency.not available
I prefer no pineapple in the cake. For fruit flavor I bake two layers and "frost" between the layers with apricot preserves.
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