Name: Dad's Carrot Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 cake, 6-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup milk; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup Wesson Oil; 4 whole eggs; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 (1 lb) package grated carrot; 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter or 1/2 cup margarine; 8 ounces Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Room Temperature); 0.5 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla (Pure extract preferably)

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This is my Dad's recipe for his well-known Carrot Cake... It stays moist forever... well as long as it's not eaten... ;)

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ingredients

CAKE INGREDIENTS
¹⁄₂ cup water
¹⁄₂ cup milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup Wesson Oil
4 whole eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (1 lb) package grated carrot
ICING INGREDIENTS
¹⁄₂ cup softened unsalted butter or 1/2 cup margarine
8 ounces Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Room Temperature)
0.5 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla (Pure extract preferably)

directions

CAKE.
Combine all cake ingredients (except for the grated carrots) in a large mixing bowl & beat for 2 minutes.
Then fold in the grated carrots.
Pour into a greased & lightly floured rectangular cake pan.
Bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes.
ICING.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat all four ingredients until creamy.
Spread onto room temperature cooled cake (I prefer, still in baking pan)
For an extra treat, sprinkle fresh diced pecans & enjoy.

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review by ImPat

6/1/2010

Made this for the DS to to take to his adult music recreation group and they thoroughly enjoyed. I baked at 175C and it took 1 hour and 15 minutes to cook thoroughly in a 10x10 pan. Thank you drumlinkelpie, made for ZAAR Cookbook Tag game.

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5/31/2010

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creation by drumlinkelpie

3/18/2010

This is my Dad's recipe for his well-known Carrot Cake... It stays moist forever... well as long as it's not eaten... ;)