Carrot Cake (1972)
photo by Donna Luckadoo
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
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CAKE
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 can crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup flaked coconut
-
ICING
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Combine and mix the first 5 ingredients well.
- Mix the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt together and mix into the egg and buttermilk mixture.
- Stir in the crushed pineapple, grated carrot, chopped nuts and coconut.
- Pour into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish that has been greased and floured.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes.
- Shortly before the cake is done, prepare the icing: COMBINE the sugar, buttermilk, baking soda, corn syrup and butter in a saucepan.
- Bring to boil and boil 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Pour over the cake while the cake is HOT.
- The cake will absorb the icing.
- Let cool completely before cutting.
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Reviews
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This recipe was a Treat. It was the most moist cake I have ever made. It turned out almost like a Rum cake. It was a delight to taste the combination of the coconut, pineapples, and walnuts. I agree this cake doesn't need any frosting! I think next time I will only use half of the mixture that is poured over it. It's so rich it only needs half.Very delicious! Thanks Carol! I will make this one again for sure!
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Carol in Oregon 2
Grants Pass, Oregon
One of my passions (after my husband, 2 sons and their families) is cooking, from simple things to gourmet. I get great pleasure out of pleasing my family and they return the favor to me.
We do a lot of family things together, but probably our favorite is going camping, getting a little grubby and doing alot of trout fishing.
Both of my sons, my brother and myself love to cook (even when we are camping) so everyone around us eats quite well.
We have gotten into Dutch Oven cooking when we are on these trips. It's a lot of fun and everything tastes so good! But when you're out in the fresh air, even burnt hot dogs are great.
My greatest hobby, the past few years, is making personalized cook books for my closest friends and family. Everyone seems to enjoy them and I add recipes to them every day. I started with a volume for myself, because I got tired of trying to remember which cook book a recipe was in....it has increased to five volumes and will soon be six. I have done the same for them, too, and enjoy every minute of it.