Old Fashioned Carrot Cake. A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday. It's dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in.
This Old Fashioned Carrot Cake recipe is made differently than most: It holds the secret to a richer texture and a superbly moist crumb.
That secret is to cook and puree the carrots before adding them to the batter.
Give it a try and we think it will win you over!
You can have Old Fashioned Carrot Cake using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Old Fashioned Carrot Cake
- It's 1 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
- Prepare 2 cup of sugar.
- You need 4 of eggs.
- It's 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 2 tsp of baking soda.
- You need 1 pinch of of salt.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of grated carrots.
- Prepare 2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
- It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need of icing.
- You need 1/2 cup of butter (room temperature).
- Prepare 2 of 8 oz blocks of cream cheese (room temperature).
- It's 3 1/2 of to 4 cups powdered sugar.
This Old Fashioned Carrot Cake recipe is one of those recipes most people only enjoy during the Spring. Traditionally it is an Easter or Springtime dessert. I don't know why this is because I love Carrot Cake all year long. Old fashioned Pineapple carrot cake tastes like heaven!
Old Fashioned Carrot Cake step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Beat oil and sugar, then add eggs. Beat until mixed..
- Add the rest of the cake ingredients in the order given and beat for 1 minute..
- Pour cake batter into two greased 9 inch round cake pans..
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean..
- Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes, then loosen edges with butter knife and invert cake onto plate or wire rack to finish cooling. Once completely cool, stack one cake on the other and frost..
- Icing: mix butter and cream cheese together until smooth, then add sugar a little at a time until smooth and desired consistency. Spread on cooled cake..
Now you're ready to frost the carrot cake. Old fashioned carrot cake with pineapple is the easiest and best-tasting cake I've ever had. · Old fashioned Carrot Cake with Pineapple recipe is made from scratch, but simple to make. Moist carrot cake is covered in fluffy pineapple cream frosting. Line a springform pan with baking paper. Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites until This old-fashioned carrot cake is perfect for Easter Sunday!