FIT FOR A KING CARROT CAKE!

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Oh no, not another carrot cake! Honest, I wouldn't have submitted this if it wasn't absolutely fantastic!!!! I got this from the Silver Palate Cookbook. The carrots are pureed, not shredded. What a difference it makes!

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups corn oil
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups shelled walnuts, chopped
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1 1/3 cups pureed cooked carrots
3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
6 tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 lemon, juice of

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350*.
  • Grease two 9 inch layer cake pans lined with wax paper.
  • (I use a 9x12 pan).
  • Sift dry ingredients into a bowl.
  • Add oil, eggs and vanilla.
  • Beat well.
  • Fold in walnuts, coconut, carrots and pineapple.
  • Pour batter into the prepared pans.
  • Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until edges have pulled away from sides and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool on a cake rack for 3 hour.
  • Fill cake and frost sides with cream cheese frosting.
  • Dust top with confectioners' sugar.
  • Cream Cheese Frosting: Cream together cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.
  • Slowly sift in confectioners' sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated.
  • Mixture should be free of lumps.
  • Stir in vanilla, and lemon juice of you use it.
  • Frosts a 2 layer cake.

Shirley Drybones
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This was a great recipe! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the frosting was creamy and delicious.


mdnayem hossain
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I made this cake for a potluck and it was a hit! Everyone loved it.


Ronero Flores
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This was my first time making carrot cake and it was so easy! The instructions were clear and concise. The cake turned out beautifully and tasted even better.


Sholarin Titilayo
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I've made this carrot cake several times and it always turns out great! It's a family favorite.


TheBritBoi
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This carrot cake is moist and delicious! I made it for my family and they loved it. The cream cheese frosting is the perfect compliment to the cake. I will definitely be making this cake again.