Moist Carrot Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
12-16
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed tomato soup, undiluted
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 dash salt
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1⁄2 cup raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup dried currant (optional)
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FROSTING
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- chopped walnuts (optional)
directions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add soup and egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the carrots, walnuts and raisins or currants if desired.
- Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan aka bundt pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- In another mixing bowl, combine the first four frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cake; top with walnuts if desired.
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