Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 pan
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup sugar; 4 eggs; 1 lb carrot, shredded; 1 cup raisins; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained well; 3 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ginger; 1 teaspoon salt

Submitted by Mrs. Jaye

"A moist, delicious carrot cake. Top with your favorite cream cheese frosting and it's fantastic."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 1 pan

ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 lb carrot, shredded
1 cup raisins
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained well
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon salt

directions

Shred carrots and set aside.
Pour pineapple into cheese cloth and drain well, but not dry, set aside.
Cream together butter, br sugar, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Sift together dry ingredients and add to wet mixing well.
Add pineapple, raisins and shredded carrots to above and mix well.
Pour into a well greased 9x13 pan.
*Thiscake won't rise, so you don't have to worry about it pouring over the edge while baking, but this recipe doesn't work well in a larger pan.
*Bake 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
Top with your favorite cream cheese frosting.

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Reviews

This carrot cake was excellent!! I made it in two 8 inch round pans. I frosted one and froze the other for another day.

Linda Gregoire
I LOVE this cake. This is the recipe my Mom made when I was a kid. The only thing I omit is the ginger, just my preference.

Beth S.
This recipe was delicious! Since I'm a baker by trade, I loved the ease of preparation. Unlike the first review, it's necessary to use a food processor to help in preparation, and every GOOD cook should own one. Was a wonderful, dense, flavorful cake and I'll use it many times in the future.

Gourmet2451
Just so-so considering that this was not (IMO) a user-friendly recipe. Grating a pound of carrots and using cheesecloth was time consuming for the end result. I did like that a 9 x 13 pan was used rather than the standard 9" round pans for layer cakes, so I gave this one star. Obviously, I'm looking for ease of preparation.

Amber122