Carrot Raisin Cake Recipes

CARROT CAKE WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Combine together 1 cup brown sugar and 6 cups of grated carrots. Leave it for an hour, then stir in 1 cup raisins.
• Grease and flour 2 cake pans (10 inch).
• Beat eggs in a bowl, then add in 1 cup vegetable oil, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 ½ cups white sugar. Stir in 1 cup crushed and drained pineapple.
• In a separate bowl, mix together 1 teaspoon salt, 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 3 cups all-purpose flour, and 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda. Stir this mixture into a bowl with wet mixture.
• Once absorbed, stir in carrot mixture and 1 cup chopped walnuts. Pour this mixture into the cake pans evenly.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F until a toothpick inserted comes out clean from the center, for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Once done, take out from the oven and let it cool. Top with cream cheese frosting once cool.

CARROT RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Toss raisins with 2 tablespoons flour; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. In another large bowl, combine the remaining flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in carrots and reserved raisins. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.; add orange juice and vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beating until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.

BEST CARROT CAKE EVER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine grated carrots and brown sugar. Set aside for 60 minutes, then stir in raisins.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 10 inch cake pans.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Gradually beat in the white sugar, oil and vanilla. Stir in the pineapple. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, stir into the wet mixture until absorbed. Finally stir in the carrot mixture and the walnuts. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 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.

CARROT RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9" x 13" inch pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Beat oil, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
• Add the egg mixture to the flour and mix with wooden spoon until smooth.
• Stir in carrots, coconut, 1 cup hazelnuts, raisins and pineapple.
• Pour into pan and bake at 350F for about 45 minutes.
• Sides should pull away from pan.
• Don't worry if the center sinks a bit, it's OK.
• Cool completely on a rack.
• Using an electric mixer combine the butter and cream cheese until smooth and well mixed.
• Add the confectioners sugar and 1/2 cup hazelnuts and beat until well mixed.
• Spread icing over cooled cake.

SAM'S FAMOUS CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x12 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour mixture and mix well.
• In a medium bowl, combine shredded carrots, coconut, walnuts, pineapple and raisins.
• Using a large wooden spoon or a very heavy whisk, add carrot mixture to batter and fold in well.
• Pour into prepared 8x12 inch pan, and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Check with toothpick.
• Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.

CARROT RAISIN CAKE WITH IRISH CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a bowl combine well the flour, the baking powder, the salt, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the allspice. In another bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat the mixture until it is smooth. Add the carrot, the raisins, and the zest and combine the mixture well. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the orange juice in 2 batches and stir the batter until it is combined well. Divide the batter between 2 buttered and floured 8-inch round cake pans, spreading it evenly, and bake the layers in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes or less, or until a tester comes out clean and the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pans. Let the layers cool in the pans for 20 minutes, invert them onto racks, and let them cool completely. The cake layers may be made 1 day in advance and kept, wrapped well, at room temperature.
• Invert one of the cake layers onto a plate, spread one third of the frosting on top, and top it with the second layer. Spread three fourths of the remaining frosting on the side of the cake decoratively and reserve the remaining frosting in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Put a paper doily on top of the cake, sift the confectioners' sugar over it, and remove the doily carefully. Pipe the reserved frosting decoratively around the edge of the cake.
• Make the frosting:
• In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter until it is smooth, beat in the confectioners' sugar gradually, and beat in the salt and the Irish cream. Beat the frosting until it is light and fluffy.

UPSIDE-DOWN RAISIN CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup of the juice.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet. Blend in brown sugar.
• Arrange pineapple over brown sugar/butter mixture and top with 1/2 cup raisins.
• Beat remaining 1/4 cup butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, vanilla and carrots.
• Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
• Beat 1/3 of the dry ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar.
• Beat in half of reserved pineapple juice till blended.
• Beat in another 1/3 of dry mixture, followed by remaining pineapple juice.
• Beat in remaining third of dry ingredients.
• Fold in remaining 1/2 cup raisins.
• Pour batter over pineapple in ovenproof skillet.
• Bake in 350 oven 40-45 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before inverting on serving plate.