The Best Ever Carrot Cake

Name: The Best Ever Carrot Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 2 loaf pans
Ingredients: 2 cups sifted flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 1/2 cups oil; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 2 cups grated carrots; 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple; 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, soft; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Submitted by Scandigirl

"This wonderful Carrot Cake recipe was given to me by my best friend Barb in 1976. I have made it many, many times since, and each time I celebrate our now 33 years of friendship. (also makes 1 9x13 pan)"

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 2 loaf pans

ingredients

2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 ¹⁄₂ cups oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups grated carrots
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, soft
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups chopped walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together.
Combine oil and sugar in a very large mixing bowl, then beat thoroughly with electric mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift flour mixture into egg mixture and beat thoroughly.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Spread batter evenly into a well greased and floured 9 x 13 pan, or 2 loaf pans.
Bake in preheated oven.
Cream Cheese frosting: Combine ingredients and beat in a little milk if needed.
Spread onto cooled cake.

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Scandigirl

Canada

I'm Danish-Canadian! I immigrated to Canada in 1968 and lived in B.C. until 1979, then we had the wonderful opportunity to live in Hawaii for almost 3 years. We moved to Southern Ontario in 1982. Of profession, I'm a Doctor of Human Biochemistry, specializing in Nutrition, a Doctor of Homeopathic Medicine, and a Registered Nutrition Consultant Practitioner, I have my own full time practice. My passion is cooking! I have tested and tried over 10.000 recipes over the last 30 years on my beloved husband who is now residing in a Long Term Facility with Dementia, so I have to make meals for one, healthy and simple. />My pet peeve is too much garlic in a creamy rich sauce. My favourite cookbook is the one I have made myself over the past 40 years. My interests are knitting Scandinavian socks, sweaters, reading. If I had a month off I would visit our adult children and 4 year old Granddaughter, who resides in British Columbia and Florida, and cook them their favorite meals.

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