My Best Carrot Cake

[SilverSage]

Another birthday at work. They are now putting in 'orders' for their birthday cakes months in advance. Everyone has let me know just what their favorite cake is. Stephanie wanted carrot cake - with cream cheese frosting.

[SilverSage]

Ingredients

Combine all these in a large bowl:
1 cup sifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 cup shredded carrots

Combine all these in another bowl:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Add the liquids to the dry, and mix completely.

Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes.

This makes one 9" square or one 10" round layer. Make as many batches as you need layers.

Fill & frost with cream cheese icing, and press walnuts into the sides.

[JoeV]

FANTASTIC!!! That is my favorite cake, and I think I'll make it this weekend. Thanks for sharing.

[Sass Muffin]

While I am not a real big fan of sweets or desserts, Sage, carrot cake has always been on my list of top dessert.
This looks amazing dear. I'd eat a piece right now! lol

[SilverSage]

If you make this, make sure you line your pan with parchment, and butter & flour . The cake is so moist that it will be difficult to remove if you don't line the pan.

Also, if you use 8" pans, two batches will make 3 layers.

[JoeV]

If you make this, make sure you line your pan with parchment, and butter & flour . The cake is so moist that it will be difficult to remove if you don't line the pan.

Also, if you use 8" pans, two batches will make 3 layers. Thanks for the tips. I just updated the recipe with this info.

[QSis]

yum MEEEEEE!!

The three layers are impressive, SS!!

Lee

[SilverSage]

By the way, this is my own recipe. Family members have been asking for it for 30 years, and I've never given it out. You guys are the first time!

You are all special to me.




Maybe someday I'll give you all my best Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.:lol::lol::lol:

[JoeV]

By the way, this is my own recipe. Family members have been asking for it for 30 years, and I've never given it out. You guys are the first time!

You are all special to me.




Maybe someday I'll give you all my best Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.:lol::lol::lol:

This was quite a gift to your "Special Friends" on the anniversary of your 1,000th posting as well. Congratulation on being a millennium poster. :clap::clap: I feel honored.

[SilverSage]

I just checked. It WAS my 1,000th post! Well, there you go. I'm glad I did something special to mark it.

[Deelady]

Wow! That is flawless! Beautiful SS!!

[Guts]

That looks Good enough to eat, you are killing me here. I trying to diet and it is taking a lot of will power not to try (make) this cake, I want it bad.

[Meme4251]

I, to, like Ms. Sass, I am not much on the "sweets" side eater but the carrot cake would have to be one I definitly have a slice of. What a beautiful cake you made there SS! Awesome! :respect: Looks so delish....Thank you kindly for sharing w/your fellow members and friends...:clap:.

[suziquzie]

very similar to mine.... I also add a small can of drained crushed pineapple... yummm

[mhend]

That is so beautiful!!! I have never been crazy about carrot cake, but I do believe I would try this one :) Yum!

[JoeV]

Thank God I know how to bake attractive looking bread, because I need some training in cake decorating. I took SS's recipe, added Suzi's crushed pineapple, baked it in a 9x13 dish, cut it in half, and learned WHY you don't do that when you're going to put icing on a cake (a pair of 8" cake pans is on the shopping list). It made a mess of my nice cream cheese icing, but it's hidden with the walnut crust. FWIW, it tastes delicious in spite of the looks.

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[SilverSage]

Joe, it looks moist and delicious. I'm glad you tried it.

:clap:
Chopped nuts cover everything!!!

[lilbopeep]

Beautiful SS!! Did you post your cream cheese frosting recipe and I missed it?

[Sass Muffin]

Joe, it looks moist and delicious. I'm glad you tried it.

:clap:

:applause:

[Meme4251]

Thanks Peeps for asking what I was fixing to ask myself. Was showing my daughter the recipe this afternoon and I to, thought I had missed the icing recipe. Had already saved in my favorites when it was first posted and was pulling it up for my daughter to look at. This will be made soon. Thanks again, SS....:applause:

[Meme4251]

JoeV, your carrot cake looks very yummy to me also...Way to go!:chef:

[lilbopeep]

your cake looks great Joe!!

[JoeV]

We cannot expect SS to give up all of her secrets, so I'll post my third generation cream cheese frosting recipe for those that might need one. It's actually the same one I use to frost my cinnamon rolls, just different amounts of the same ingredients.

Cream Cheese Frosting


1 pkg. 8oz. cream cheese
1 stick butter or margarine (room temperature)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. pure lemon extract or zest from one lemon (optional)
2 C powdered sugar

Using an electric hand mixer or food processor, combine butter, cream cheese, vanilla and lemon extracts until well mixed. Slowly add powdered sugar until combined. You may add a little milk to thin if necessary for spreading.

[Meme4251]

Thanks for sharing w/us JoeV....I have made this icing many times but being SS had such a "Awesome/Delish" recipe for the cake, thought I would see also what goes into her icing....Again, thanks for sharing one of yours...:respect:

[SilverSage]

Sorry it took so long. I forgot (that comes with age). Here you go.

My Best Cream Cheese Frosting. (http://netcookingtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=185395#post185395)

[Meme4251]

Oh, SS....Your a sweetheart! :clap: Thank you so kindly for sharing w/us...Have a wonderful day and week ahead.....Meme

[Keltin]

OMG!

DW suddenly got a hankering to bake. She started by baking a Duncan Hines box cake and that went well. She shared it with the neighbors and they loved it. One of the neighbor’s got to talking and said they were craving Carrot Cake in a big way.

DW and I both love Carrot Cake (it’s my favorite cake), so DW asked me to find her a recipe online for a good one. I immediately told her I knew the one! This one!

I showed her the pics, and she was gung-ho.

She went and got the stuff we needed from the store (including 2 cake pans - we had none since we don’t bake). And then we set about to making this beauty together.

It’s really not that bad to make. I dirtied up a lot of dishes doing this, but by golly:

I BAKED A CAKE!!!

From Scratch - Including the Icing from scratch!!

I used Joev’s recipe for the icing. Very easy to do and extremely tasty.

Now that it’s all said and done, and we can eat it…….WOW! This is an incredible cake. The penultimate Carrot Cake! I’m so going to hurt myself now with this cake. Can’t wait for the mornings to come when coffee is fresh and the cake is waiting.

Thanks a million SilverSage, I’ve finally baked a cake thanks to you! This is actually the first cake of any kind (box or scratch) that I have ever baked, and it just doesn’t get any better than this!! :clap:

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[mhend]

Congrats! It's beautiful!

[Sass Muffin]

:applause::ohmy: yes, Yes, it IS!!!
Congrats cake baker! lol

[lilbopeep]

Thats a beautiful thing Keltin!

[SilverSage]

Nice job, Keltin! I'm happy that I could nudge you along a little way into 'my world'. Nothing is better than homemade baked goods. You'll never buy carrot cake from Publix again.

:applause::applause::applause::applause:

[QSis]

You guys are all KILLING me with these carrot cakes!!!!

Just beautiful!!

Lee

[MexicoKaren]

Oh man, that's a beautiful cake, Keltin. Even with an upset stomach, I am craving a bite of that. I've got a bunch of carrots in the frig. I think we should have one of those, for sure. Tomorrow. Or the next day.

[Mama]

Absolutely beautiful Keltin! Congratulations!

[buckytom]

did i read this right? we can put in a cake request a month before our birthday, ss?
a coconut cake would be really nice around the end of september... :in_love::whistling:


lol, j/k.

your carrot cake is just beautiful.

and an excellent job, keltin!

[SilverSage]

Here you go Bucky.....

I had this posted in an old thread for someone else's birthday. If you come down to get it, I'll bake you your own in September!

[lilbopeep]

Here you go Bucky.....

I had this posted in an old thread for someone else's birthday. If you come down to get it, I'll bake you your own in September!
THANKS SS!!! NOW I need THAT recipe!!











BEAUTIFUL!! Especially if its chocolate cake. :whistling: :respect:

[MexicoKaren]

SS, you are a truly gifted baker of cakes. Thanks for sharing with us (well, not REALLY sharing...just pictures...)

[recipes4me]

oh..its very wonderful, although its not looks like a carrot cake for me its look like sanz rival. I hate carrot but with that look and recipes maybe i would start to love carrots now joe..thanks