Super Easy Carrot Cake
Recipe: #6559
September 21, 2012
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Snacks, Carrot, Baby Shower, Birthday, Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day Labor Day, Mothers Day, Picnic, Potluck, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Oven Bake, Flour, more
"This is a recipe my MIL made quite often and was enjoyed by all. It is a basic carrot cake recipe but you can add nuts, raisins, coconut or even pineapple pieces if you like, but, I prefer it as is. She frosted this cake with #recipe6561."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (104.8 g)
- Calories 411.2
- Total Fat - 24.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.7 g
- Cholesterol - 59.5 mg
- Sodium - 193.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 44.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 29.5 g
- Protein - 4 g
- Calcium - 44.3 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl, mix together the vegetable oil and sugar; add eggs, one at a time.
Step 2
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
Step 3
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture.
Step 4
Add the grated carrots, a bit at a time.
Step 5
Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 inch cake pan. (I add parchment paper to the bottom)
Step 6
Bake in a preheated 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Step 7
Allow to cool completely and frost with your favourite frosting.
Tips
No special items needed.