Step into the realm of culinary delight as we embark on a journey to uncover the secrets of the tantalizing "Jane's Carrot Cake." This delectable treat, shrouded in a veil of rich history and tradition, has captivated taste buds for generations, leaving a trail of sweet memories in its wake. With its moist, flavorful crumb, enticing aromas, and irresistible cream cheese frosting, "Jane's Carrot Cake" stands as a testament to the power of simple ingredients transformed into something extraordinary. Whether you're a seasoned baker seeking to elevate your repertoire or an enthusiastic home cook eager to impress your loved ones, this article will guide you towards crafting the perfect "Jane's Carrot Cake," a masterpiece that will earn its place as a cherished family favorite.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CARROT CAKE TRAYBAKE!
A Delicious, Easy, and Moreish Carrot Cake Traybake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Chopped Nuts!
Provided by Jane's Patisserie
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan and Grease & line a large tin - I used a 9x13" Traybake/Roasting tin.
- Pour the Sunflower Oil & Eggs into a large bowl and add the sugar - mix lightly and combine.
- Add the Grated Carrots, Rasins, and Orange Zest and fold through to combine.
- Add the Flour, Bicarbonate, Mixed Spice, Ginger, & Cinnamon and mix again - try not to over mix!
- Pour the mixture into the tin, and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Sometimes it can take a little longer so test with a skewer!
- Once baked, leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and then cool on a wire rack.
- With a stand mixer/electric whisk, beat the room temperature/softened Butter for a couple of minutes so its really smooth.
- Fold through the the Cream Cheese so its combined, or beat on a low speed. Stir in the Vanilla extract.
- Gradually add in the Icing Sugar and mixed spice till its all combined - try not to beat too hard, you'll want to do this bit by hand. I add usually about 500g, you want to add enough for it to be firm.
- Once the cake is fully cooled, slather the frosting on top. Smooth it over, and sprinkle on some chopped nuts (I used walnuts and pecans) and then give it a sprinkle of icing sugar!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 444 kcal, Carbohydrate 74 g, Protein 7 g, Fat 36 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 83 mg, Sodium 220 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 48 g, ServingSize 1 serving
OLD-FASHIONED CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday. It's dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in. One piece of this homemade carrot cake is never enough-better than all the other carrot cakes recipes I've tried!-Kim Orr, West Grove, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and oil. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; beat into egg mixture. Stir in carrots., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in another large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting for decorating if desired. If desired, stir walnuts into remaining frosting. , Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. If decorating the cake, tint 1/4 cup reserved frosting orange and 1/4 cup green. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #7 round pastry tip. Fill the bag with orange frosting. Pipe twelve carrots on top of cake, so each slice will have a carrot. Using #67 leaf pastry tip and the green frosting, pipe a leaf at the top of each carrot. , Store cake in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Fat 28g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 68g carbohydrate (54g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
JAN'S CARROT CAKE
This recipe was given to me by a co-worker. She said it is her mother's recipe and as far as she has ever tasted it is the best. I did a throrough search of Recipezaar and saw no other recipe exactly like it. Even though there are so many I figured when it comes to cakes it is the subtle differences that matter, so please give this one a try!
Provided by KellyMac6
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Sift all dry ingredients together.
- Stir in oil.
- Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
- Add carrots, nuts, and pineapple last.
- Pour into 9x13 pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Frosting:.
- Beat all ingredients together and frost when cake is cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 808.5, Fat 46.4, SaturatedFat 13.5, Cholesterol 111.6, Sodium 599.4, Carbohydrate 94.8, Fiber 2, Sugar 74.8, Protein 7
JANE'S CARROT CAKE
My dear friend,and neighbor, Jane Graham shared this recipe with me many years ago. It is a family favorite. Makes great cupcakes for lunches too. Needs no icing. Incredibly delicious!
Provided by Ann Arber
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease and flour 9x13 pan.
- Combine sugar, eggs, oil ,and vanilla in bowl.
- Blend using a spoon.
- Stir in dry ingregients.
- Mix well.
- Add carrots, pineapple,coconut and nuts.
- Pour into pan Bake until center comes out clean, around 50 minutes.
- Ice if desired.
CARROT CAKE RECIPE
Bake a classic layered Carrot Cake recipe from Food Network, complete with chopped walnuts, cinnamon spice and a tangy cream cheese frosting.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time P1DT1h35m
Yield 1 cake or 3 (9-inch) layers
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture and blend well. Fold in carrots and chopped nuts until well blended. Distribute batter evenly into 3 (9-inch) cake layer pans, which have been generously greased. There will be approximately 1 pound 5 ounces of batter per pan. Place in preheated oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool layers in pans, for approximately 1 hour. Store layers in pans, inverted, in closed cupboard to prevent drying. Layers must be a minimum of 1 day old.
- To remove layers from baking pan, turn upside down, tap edge of pan on a hard surface. Center a 9-inch cake circle on top of revolving cake stand. Remove paper from bottom of layer cake.
- For the frosting:
- In a suitable bowl of large mixer, place powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, and margarine. Beat at second speed until thoroughly blended. Hold refrigerated and use as needed.
- For the assembly:
- Place first layer, bottom side down, at center of cake stand. With a spatula, evenly spread approximately 3 1/2 ounces of frosting on the layer. Center second layer on top of first layer with topside down. Again with a spatula, evenly spread approximately 3 1/2 ounces of frosting on the layer. Center third layer on top of second layer with topside down. Using both hands, press firmly but gently, all layers together to get one firm cake. With spatula, spread remainder of frosting to cover top and sides of cake. Refrigerated until needed. Display on counter or cake stand with a plastic cover.
BEST CARROT CAKE EVER
I am acquainted with MANY self-proclaimed "Carrot Cake Experts", so I called in the troops for a little taste-testing on this recipe. I am thrilled to report that by unanimous decision this is, indeed, one of the best carrot cakes ever!
Provided by JANE LOUISE @lovinspoonful
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1.In large bowl, beat sugar and oil.
- Add eggs and beat well.
- Fold in carrots and nuts.
- Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt into egg mixture; mix well.
- Place batter in greased 9x13 pan; bake for 45 minutes in a 350 oven. (Check once because of oven variances.)
- FROSTING: Beat together powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, butter and milk
- Spread on cooled carrot cake (add more walnuts if desired)
1940'S BEST CARROT CAKE RECIPE
From Jane at Just a Pinch Recipe Club: Again, going back to my vintage recipes that have been in my family for years, I spotted an old recipe from the 40's for carrot cake. It was titled THE BEST CARROT CAKE. Well, I figured it was now the 90's at the time and was sure someone probably had come up with a better recipe since then. I was wrong. To date, I have not tasted better carrot cake ever. It's easy and the outcome is amazing.
Provided by Raquel Grinnell
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 cake, 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl, beat sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat well.
- Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt into egg mixture; mix well; fold in carrots and nuts.
- Place batter in greased 9x13 pan; bake for 45 minutes.
- FROSTING: Beat together powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, butter and milk; spread on cooled carrot cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 549.1, Fat 30.2, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 66.5, Sodium 411.7, Carbohydrate 66.6, Fiber 2, Sugar 50.7, Protein 5.6
JANIE'S CARROT CAKE
I like this incredibly moist carrott cake because it makes a single layer. I especially like to use the cream cheese frosting with the nut topping. Very rich and full of flavor. A great size cake for when you don't want a large dessert.
Provided by Just Janie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 layer, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Beat 2/3 cup butter with sugar thoroughly. Add eggs, one at at time until fluffy. Combine flour, salt cinnamon and baking powder in small bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture.
- Stir in the carrotts & 1/2 cup nuts by hand.
- Spread evenly in greased 9 " round cake pan.
- Bake at 350 40 - 45 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes clean.
- Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes.
- Remove from pan and cool on rack completely.
- Combine the remaining butter, cream cheese, vanilla & powdered sugar for frosting.
- Frost the cooled layer.
- Combine the ground nuts with the brown sugar.
- Sprinkle over frosting.
- Keep chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 748.1, Fat 40.8, SaturatedFat 21.1, Cholesterol 165.1, Sodium 398.8, Carbohydrate 90, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 61.2, Protein 9.3
CARROT CAKE
You've got enough frosting to fill the layers and cover the sides and top of the cake, but Dorie Greenspan covers each layer generously, so generously that when the next layer goes on the frosting ripples out around the edges. Then just swirl the frosting over the top, leaving the sides bare.
Provided by Dorie Greenspan
Categories brunch, lunch
Time 1h45m
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the cake: Position the racks to divide the oven into thirds and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour three 9-inch round, 2-inch deep cake pans, flour the insides and tap out the excess.
- Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside. In another bowl, stir together the carrots, chopped nuts, coconut and raisins.
- Working in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a whisk, beat the sugar and oil together until smooth. Add the eggs one by one and continue to beat until the batter is even smoother. If you are working in a mixer, reduce the speed to low, if you're working by hand switch to a large rubber spatula, and gently stir in the flour mixture - mix only until the dry ingredients disappear. Just as gently, stir in the chunky ingredients.
- Divide the batter among the baking pans and slide the pans into the oven. Bake the cakes for 40 to 50 minutes, rotating the pans top to bottom and front to back at the midway point. The cakes are properly baked when a knife inserted into the centers of the cakes comes out clean; the cakes will just start to come away from the edges. Transfer the pans to cooling racks, cool for 5 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool to room temperature. (At this point, the cakes can be wrapped airtight and kept at room temperature overnight or frozen for up to 2 months; thaw before frosting.)
- For the frosting: Working in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and continue to beat until the frosting is velvety smooth. Beat in the lemon juice or extract.
- If you'd like to have coconut in the filling, scoop out about 1/2 of the frosting and stir the coconut into this portion.
- To frost the cake, place one layer of the cake, right-side up, on a cardboard round or a cake plate. If you've added coconut to the frosting, use half of coconut frosting to generously cover the first layer. Use an offset spatula or a spoon to smooth the frosting all the way to the edges of the layer. Top with the second layer, this time placing the cake top-side down. Frost with the remainder of the coconut frosting. Top with the last layer, right-side up and use the plain frosting to cover the top - and the sides, if you want - of the cake. Finish the top layer with swirls of frosting. If you want to top the cake with toasted nuts or coconut, sprinkle on these ingredients now, while the frosting is soft. Slide the cake into the refrigerator for 15 minutes, just to set the frosting.
- Serving: The cake can be served as soon as the frosting is set. It can also wait, at room temperature and covered with a cake keeper, overnight. The cake is best served in thick slices at room temperature and, while it's good plain, it's better with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or even some lemon curd with a little whipped cream folded in.
- Storing: Covered the cake will keep at room temperature for 2 to 3 days. It can also be frozen, uncovered, and then, when it is firmed, wrapped airtight and kept in the freezer for up to 2 months; defrost, still wrapped, in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 969, UnsaturatedFat 33 grams, Carbohydrate 118 grams, Fat 54 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 580 milligrams, Sugar 92 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips for Making Jane's Carrot Cake:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
- Grate the carrots finely so that they blend well into the batter.
- Be sure to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Mix the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl before adding them to the wet ingredients.
- Fold in the grated carrots and nuts until just combined.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
- Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Jane's Carrot Cake is a delicious and classic recipe that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist texture, sweet flavor, and crunchy walnuts, it is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. Whether you are making it for a special event or just for a weekend treat, this cake is sure to please.
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