Killer Carrot Cake Recipes

KILLER CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• grease lamington size cake tin (13 x 9 inch rectangular pan).
• Mix carrots, brown sugar, spices, oil, salt, eggs and vanilla together in a large bowl.
• Stir in flour.
• Add nuts.
• Cook for 35-45 minutes, remove when knife comes out clean. Wrap with foil an place in freezer to cool (keeps it moist).
• Ice with cream cheese frosting.

KILLER CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
• Grease and flour 10" baking pan.
• Pour oil and carrots into a mixing bowl and mix till combined.
• Add in eggs one by one whilst beating on medium speed.
• Add in sugar and beat until sugar is dissolved and the mixture is frothy and light in color.
• Make sure to beat until sugar is dissolved! if not the sugar will form a crust on top of the cake whilst baking.
• Add in the spices and vanilla / almond essence.
• Lastly add in the flour which has been sifted along with the baking powder and soda.
• When adding in the flour just mix it in with a wooden spoon and swirl in a figure eight until flour is just combined. This is to make sure you dont let out excess air.
• Add in nuts.
• Pour batter into pan and bake until cake begins to shrink off sides and toothpick inserted comes out clean, approximately 45 minutes.
• When cake is cool put on icing.
• For Icing beat the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add in icing sugar and vanilla and beat till smooth.

KILLER CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, egg sub, canola oil, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, 2 tsp vanilla, unbleached flour, carrots and walnuts and raisins (if using). Mix well.
• Pour into a 13x9x3 baking dish and bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Side note: I have not tried this as a layer cake so the cooking times in the round pans may vary!
• While the cake is baking, make the icing.
• Start by combining the softened cream cheese and margarine. Mix until well blended.
• Add the powdered sugar and 2 tsp vanilla and mix until combined.
• Allow the cake to cool thoroughly before icing.

BRIAN'S KILLER CARROT CAKE RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush cake pan with cake release (see my recipe). Sift flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. In mixing bowl, beat eggs until slightly fluffy. Add oil, vanilla, & buttermilk. Mix well. Fold flour mixture into egg mixture. Fold in sugar, carrots, pineapple, coconut, & pecans. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until done (about 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean). Allow to cool. Frosting: Combine ingredients and mix at low speed until combined and then at high speed until thoroughly blended. Tort cake into three layers. Frost between layers and top of cake only, leaving sides bare.

CARROT CAKE FROM CROCODILE CAFE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
• Beat eggs, and then add sugar, oil and vanilla. Beat until fluffy.
• Stir in four mixture, carrots, pineapple, and nuts.
• Bake in three 9-inch prepared cake pans for 45 minutes at 325 degrees. Cool on wire racks. Frost when cold.
• Frosting.
• Cream butter and cream cheese -- Add sugar and vanilla beating until smooth.