Carrot Cake
Created by MimiMaine on January 12, 2012
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 90m
- Recipe #4027
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar (white)
- 1 1/2 cups oil (vegetable oil)
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (white)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
- OPTIONAL
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup red candied cherries
- 1 cup diced dates
- FROSTING
- 1 pound confectioners sugar
- 1 1/2 sticks butter (softened)
- Milk (couple tablespoons to the consistency you like)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine sugar, oil, and eggs (one at a time mixing well).
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Step 2: Add flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder; mix well.
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Step 3: Add grated carrots, nuts, and any of the other optional ingredients that you choose; mix well.
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Step 4: Put into a greased 10" tube pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours or until a pick comes out clean.
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Step 5: When cool, frost or put a dollop on each slice as you eat it (that is the way we like it).
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (257.9 g)
- Calories 949.9
- Total Fat - 50.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.5 g
- Cholesterol - 99.8 mg
- Sodium - 618.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 122.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.7 g
- Sugars - 90.5 g
- Protein - 9.1 g
- Calcium - 119.3 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg