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Cracker Barrel Carrot Cake

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  • Servings: 24
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 24 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • CAKE
  • 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
  • 2 cups carrots, finely shredded
  • 1 can (8 ounce) crushed pineapple (with juice, don't drain)
  • 1/2 cup coconut, finely shredded
  • 3/4 cup raisins (soaked in hot water until plump and then drained)
  • 1 1/4 cup oil (vegetable oil or canola oil)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • Garnish
  • Chopped pecans
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preah the oven to 350 degrees.

  • Step 2: Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.

  • Step 3: Cake: in a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.

  • Step 4: In a large bowl, mix the vegetable oil, both of the sugars, vanilla and eggs until smooth and fluffy. Add pineapple with the juice, walnuts, coconut, carrots and the raisins; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture until it totally combined.

  • Step 5: Pour batter into the pan.

  • Step 6: Bake for about 40-50 minutes. Test with toothpick to see if it's done. Cool completely then frost with cream cheese frosting.

  • Step 7: Cream Cheese Frosting: beat the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla confectioners sugar a little at a time until all has been blended well. Turn mixer on high and beat until frosting is light and fluffy.

  • Step 8: Spread frosting over the cooled cake and sprinkle with pecans.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • 9x13 baking pan

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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