The Best Carrot Cake You'll Ever Have

Submitted by YungB

"Very moist and delicious. Every time I bring this to a gathering, people always ask for the recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 8-12

ingredients

• Cake

• 6 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 4 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

• Frosting

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine grated carrots and brown sugar. Set aside for 60 minutes, then stir in raisins.
2. Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease and flour two 10 inch cake pans.
3. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
4. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Gradually beat in the white sugar, oil and vanilla. Stir in the pineapple.
5. Stir the flour combination above into the wet mixture only until absorbed.
6. Finally stir in the carrot mixture and the walnuts. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
7. Bake 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until cake tests done with a toothpick. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. When completely cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting.

8. Cream Cheese Frosting:

9. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioner's sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.

Reviews

[jpagan29]

I am a trained cook, a carrot cake connoseiur for years.... I found this recipe years ago, and after looking at hundreds of them, this looked interesting. This produces the most wonderful, moist rendition of carrot cake I've ever had. It is now the official cake for all my company gatherings- I've made it 2 years in a row for our anniversary! Don't be disencouraged for the grating of the 6 cups of carrots-it is worth every minute. It takes about 2 pounds of carrots- I used the biggest carrots they had for ease of grating. Go make this- you will not regret it!