I spoke to my mom a few days ago and asked her what I should take to her house for our Easter Celebration. She told me that she had a craving for carrot cake. I took one a couple of years ago but it was from a box recipe which was good but I really wanted to make one from scratch especially for her. I found one recipe from Paula Deen but it did not include pineapples and so I kept searching. One minute later I found this one
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,166,128179-254198,00.html
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 3/4 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups grated carrots
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
Frosting:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
few drops vanilla extract or rum
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| 1 pound of carrots should give you 2 cups of shredded carrots |
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| combine all your dry ingredients minus the cinnamon and blend |
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after all dry ingredients have been mixed stir in the cinnamon
at this point it should start smelling really good!! |
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| mix sugar and eggs |
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| start adding the dry ingredients into sugar/egg mixture |
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| add oil and vanilla and mix well |
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| add carrots and pineapple and pecans or walnuts. I choose pecans |
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| it looked a little oily so I was praying for the best |
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after 45 minutes in 350 degree oven this was the result
I cut it in the middle to test it.
Do you remember the Cosby Show when Cliff cut into the center of a baked cake that he was not suppose to eat then he stuffed it with paper towels...lol...I loved that episode. |
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| O gosh this was so good and not oily at all. |
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| 3 easy ingredients for the cream cheese frosting ( only 1/4cup of butter is needed) |
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| Its so good and creamy that I could it the whole bowl. |
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about to frost the cake
Let it cool down a little bit before frosting. Thanks for stopping by
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