homemade carrot cake
(2 ratings)
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This is my grandmothers recipe i have loved as a child and still do. I make this at Easter and other holidays my family and friends love it.
(2 ratings)
yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
50 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For homemade carrot cake
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2 call purpose flour
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1 Tbspbaking powder
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1 1/2 tspground cinnamon
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1 1/4 tspbaking soda
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3/4 tspgrated nutmeg
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3/4 tspsalt
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1/2 tspground cloves
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4 lgeggs
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1 1/4 cpacked light brown sugar
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1 cgranulated sugar
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1 1/2 cvegtable oil
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1/4 cheavy cream
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1 tspvanillia extract
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1 tspgrated orange peel
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3 cshredded carrots
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1 cwalnuts chopped
- FROSTING FOR CAKE
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1 oz8oz cream cheese softned
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1/2 cunsalted butter
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1 tspgrated orange zest
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2 tsporange juice, fresh
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1 tspvanillia extract
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2 csifted confectioners sugar
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walnut pieces
How To Make homemade carrot cake
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Butter and dust with flour three 8x2 inch round cake pans.
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2In a bowl mix flour baking powder cinnamon baking soda nutmeg salt and cloves.
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3In another bowl beat eggs and brown sugar and white sugar on low beat in oil,cream vanillia and orange zest.Beat in flour mixture from above add carrots and nuts.
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4Pour batter into pans bake until golden brown and the pick test comes out clean.Let cake cool and put on cake rack.Bake for 38 to 40 mins or until done
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5For frosting.In a bowl beat cream cheese butter orange zest orange juice and vanillia until smooth.On low beat in sugar.On high beat for 30 sec.Place cake layer on cake plate spread 3/4 cup frosting over it repeat for each layer once you get layers frost frost enitre cake spoon walnut pieces on to the side of the cake and garnish with walnut halves on top.
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