Best Carrot Cake

Leslie O's Note:

I made this cake for Easter, and everone loved it, saying it was the best carrot cake ever.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 13 inch ...

• 3 eggs
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup chopped pineapple
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Frosting

• 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
• ½-1 cup butter , softened
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ cup unsweetened coconut , toasted

Directions:

1. ----------Cake----------.
2. Combine flour, salt, soda,& cinnamon.
3. Set aside.
4. Combine eggs, sugar,& oil; mix until smooth.
5. Stir in flour mixture a little at a time until well blended.
6. Stir in carrots, walnuts, pineapple, & vanilla, mixing evenly.
7. Pour into a greased 9x13in pan.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.
9. --------------Frosting----------
10. Cream together, cheese and butter until smooth.
11. Add vanilla.
12. Add sugar a 1/4 cup at a time, until well blended.
13. After frosting cooled carrot cake, sprinkle with toasted coconut.
14. To toast coconut, put on cookie sheet, under broiler for about 1 minute.
15. Keep an eye on it to be sure it does not burn!

Reviews

[Nancy Sneed]

I took this to work for a retirement party and I had so many compliments that I thought I should be on a cooking show on TV. ;-) I was requested to make it 3 more times in the next 2 months for other occasions. My family loves it and people are still talking about it when they see me. Thanks for the real winner!

[martha_2]

Easy to make. I did use 1 cup light brown sugar in place of part of the white sugar...just like the taste and texture better. Also didn't have enough walnuts so I mixed half pecans and chopped them vey fine in my processor (the kids never know that there are nuts and carrots in the cake when I pulverize them!). I used my own frosting recipe that is very similar to this recipe except my frosting contains a spritz of lemon juice (about 3T) and the spice mace (1/4 tsp) from an old recipe that I've used forever. I don't use the coconut but I may try it next time:) The cake is delicious!

[CrazyGrlNJ]

The cake was delicious . . . only I added raisins and coconut into the cake batter and only had to cook it for 30 minutes. I also bought my own icing and when I toasted the coconut, I also put walnuts on top. Great cake! Everyone loved it.