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Best Carrot Cake In The World Recipe


Best Carrot Cake In The World Recipe
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A truly wonderful carrot cake that can be topped with cream cheese frosting or left plain. Very, very moist thanks to the pineapple. you can leave out the nuts, if you like.

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract, essence or flavoring
  • 1 1/4 cups veg oil
  • 2 cups (5 med) grated carrots
  • 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1/2 cup dried coconut
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup raisins
  • Frosting:
  • 2 large packages of cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F/170C/Gas Mark4.
  2. Coat a large loaf pan, 10x15x2 baking dish or bundt pan with oil or cooking spray.
  3. In a mediium mixing bowl stir together using a wooden spoon the FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, BAKING SODA, SALT, CINNAMON, NUTMEG and ALLSPICE. Set aside.
  4. In another larger bowl mix together using a wooden spoon the EGGS, SUGAR and VANILLA.
  5. Stir in the OIL until the mixture is thick.
  6. Gently stir in the DRY ingredients.
  7. Fold in the CARROTS, WALNUTS (optional), PINEAPPLE, COCONUT, and RAISINS.
  8. Pour slowly into prepared pan and spread evenly.
  9. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  10. Cool for 15 minute, then turn out on to plate or platter.
  11. Frosting:
  12. In a medium bowl use an electric mixer to blend the CREAM CHEESE and POWDERED SUGAR.
  13. Spread on cake after it has cooled.

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Carrot cake is one of my house favorites!! I am excited to try your recipe! Thanks for the post!!


Great one!! The coconut is a new addition in this one.Thanks..Saved.


Thanks!! so easy and i love cakes that are moist...saved
Mumtaz


My favorite cake in the whole world is carrot cake! had to check out this recipe. wish i had a slice of this right now! jett


Yummmm! :) I wish I had time to add this to my Easter menu!!! :) Happy Easter!!! :)
~Melinda


Love Carrot cake, this one sounds like a winner!
printing it right now!! got my 5
hugssssssssssss


Have you tried adding lemon to the frosting? it tastes brilliant! No pinapple? What about apple?


Absolutely delectable, haven't had carrot in forever! Thank you.


I've never tried carrot cake with coconut in it but I get the feeling it would only improve the cake. Sounds very very good and yes I would make it without the nuts lol That does look amazing! I'm sold!


This sound gr8t i'll have to make it ...thanks.


This sounds wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing.


Good recipe tasty thanks


I agree, the best in the world!


Carrot cake is my absolute favorite! Can't wait to try it!


I made this over the weekend for a party and it certainly lives up to its name!! It was the moistest (is that a word) cake I have ever had!! Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for the post this one is a keeper!!


This is very much like my own recipe but with some great extras added. I certainly have to bake this 5 forks cake. I think I may just have found a new recipe to replace mine


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