century inn carrot cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Mary Louise
Marshfield, WI

This is the best carrot cake that you will ever have! This recipe was in the Milwaukee Journal around 1980 in the food section. Century Inn was a popular restaurant and known for a good carrot cake. Here is the recipe as it appear in the paper. It is still as good as EVER!

(1 rating)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For century inn carrot cake

  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 c
    salad oil
  • 4
    eggs
  • 3 c
    carrots, grated
  • 1/2 c
    chopped nuts (i like walnuts)
  • frosting:
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/4 c
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 lb
    powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp
    lemon juice, fresh

How To Make century inn carrot cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 inch cake/baking pan or three 9 inch round cake pans. (Century Inn always served a three layer cake.)
  • 2
    Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
  • 3
    In a large mixing bowl mix sugar and oil. Add egg one at a time beating well after each addition.
  • 4
    Stir in dry ingredients, carrots and nuts.
  • 5
    Pour into pan or pan. Bake 55-60 minutes for rounds and 65-70 minutes for 13x9. Test cake with a cake tester to amke sure that it is done.
  • 6
    When cake is cool, make frosting.
  • 7
    Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and lemon juice, beat until smooth.

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