Thursday, March 7, 2013

Carrot Cake Recipe

To all my fellow bakers out there... this one is for you!

Let it be known: I HATE CARROT CAKE!!!!! But.. I love this carrot cake!  I know the ingredients sound a little odd (pineapple in a carrot cake???) but trust me.  It's amazing.  DO NOT omit any of the ingredients except for the nuts.  It will not be the same.


Carrot Cake
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·       2 cups white sugar
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3/4 cup vegetable oil
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3 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3/4 cup buttermilk
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2 cups grated carrots
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1 cup flaked coconut
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1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1/2 cup butter
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions
1.     Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
2.     In a large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Stir in carrots, coconut, vanilla, and pineapple. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; gently stir into carrot mixture. Stir in chopped nuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
3.     Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool. (my mom did 35-40min)
4.     In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter or margarine, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners sugar. Blend until creamy. Frost cake while still in the pan.


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