Moist Carrot Cake Recipe Recipe
<http://www.chow.com/photos/316160> from www.chow.com Difficulty: Easy <http://www.chow.com/recipes/category/easy> | Total Time: 2 hours(includes cooling time) | Makes: 8 to 12 servings This is my favorite Carrot Cake Recipe <http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/carrot-cake-recipe.html>. It is full of flavor and moist without being mushy. Grate the carrots in the largest setting of the grater. Pair this cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe <http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/cream-cheese-frosting-recipe.html> and you will find it hard not to have another slice. Recipes and more at make-fabulous-cakes.com <http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/index.html> INGREDIENTS * Carrot Cake: 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 3 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 4 eggs 1 1/4 cups oil 1 cup granulated white sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 3 cups grated carrots 1 cup nuts (pecans or walnuts) optional 1 cup raisins (optional * Cream Cheese Frosting: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare two 9" pans or one 12" cake pan or one 9"x 13" sheet pan by lining with parchment or wax paper. 2. Mix together in a bowl together flour,baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. 3. In a bigger bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, sugars, and vanilla for about minute or so. 4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix for about 2 minutes more. 5. Add the grated carrots. Then add nuts and raisins if desired. 6. Pour batter in prepared cake pans and bake for approx. 45 to 50 minutes. Test for doneness by inserting a skewer, it should be dry when taken out. Cool then fill and frost with cream cheese frosting. Garnish with more nuts. 7. To make the cream cheese frosting: a bowl beat together cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add in icing sugar and beat for a minute. Add vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for another minute. from http://www.chow.com/recipes/21792-moist-carrot-cake-recipe Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe This cream cheese frosting recipe is absolutely delish with carrot cake <http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/carrot-cake-recipe.html> , red velvet cake, chocolate cake or on its own! This recipe is enough to fill and frost the top of two layers 9" carrot cake. To cover the whole cake, make 1 1/2 the recipe. I have used both regular and light cream cheese. Both turned yummy... Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe *INGREDIENTS * 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract *METHOD* In a bowl beat together cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add in icing sugar and beat for a minute. Add vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for another minute. - See more at: http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/cream-cheese-frosting-recipe.html#sthash.AK3ctIck.dpuf Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe This cream cheese frosting recipe is absolutely delish with carrot cake , red velvet cake, chocolate cake or on its own! This recipe is enough to fill and frost the top of two layers 9" carrot cake. To cover the whole cake, make 1 1/2 the recipe. I have used both regular and light cream cheese. Both turned yummy... Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe INGREDIENTS 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract METHOD In a bowl beat together cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add in icing sugar and beat for a minute. Add vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for another minute. Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe This cream cheese frosting recipe is absolutely delish with carrot cake <http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/carrot-cake-recipe.html> , red velvet cake, chocolate cake or on its own! This recipe is enough to fill and frost the top of two layers 9" carrot cake. To cover the whole cake, make 1 1/2 the recipe. I have used both regular and light cream cheese. Both turned yummy... Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe *INGREDIENTS * 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract *METHOD* In a bowl beat together cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add in icing sugar and beat for a minute. Add vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for another minute. - See more at: http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/cream-cheese-frosting-recipe.html#sthash.AK3ctIck.dpuf Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe This cream cheese frosting recipe is absolutely delish with carrot cake <http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/carrot-cake-recipe.html> , red velvet cake, chocolate cake or on its own! This recipe is enough to fill and frost the top of two layers 9" carrot cake. To cover the whole cake, make 1 1/2 the recipe. I have used both regular and light cream cheese. Both turned yummy... Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe *INGREDIENTS * 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract *METHOD* In a bowl beat together cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add in icing sugar and beat for a minute. Add vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for another minute. - See more at: http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/cream-cheese-frosting-recipe.html#sthash.AK3ctIck.dpuf -- *Ginny Butterfield Cranberry Twp, PA * [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
