Carrot Cake

By: Marie DePadova • In: Desserts and Baking • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Cloves (ground)
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg (grated)
  • 2 and 1/2 sticks Butter – Unsalted (at room temperature)
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar (firmly packed, light brown sugar)
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 lb Carrots (peeled and shredded, about 4 and 1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup Walnuts (chopped)
  • 1/3 cup Raisins (golden)

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2:

Grease and flour 13x9x2 baking pan.

Step 3:

Stir together first 7 ingredients in medium size bowl.

Step 4:

Beat together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large bowl until fluffy.

Step 5:

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Step 6:

Beat in flour mixture until blended.

Step 7:

Stir in carrots, walnuts and raisins.

Step 8:

Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.

Step 9:

Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

Step 10:

Top with cream cheese frosting. Wrap and keep refrigerated.

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