Winning Carrot Cake Recipe

Reader's Digest employee April Griffin scored top honors with this recipe at a company bakeoff.

Advertisement
 
"I was very happy to win, since carrot cake is one of my favorites," says April. "I believe that using fresh ingredients in the right amounts makes the cake delicious. Also, there isn't one ingredient in the recipe that is overpowering."

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes

You Will Need
Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups shredded carrots
1 cup oil
4 eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Frosting
12 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (if you want a thicker frosting, slowly increase confectionery sugar)


What to Do
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.

2. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.

3. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients and then the next 3. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in walnuts and raisins.

4. Pour into prepared cake pans. Bake at 325°F for 40 minutes or until done.

Frosting
1. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.

2. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth.

3. When cake layers are cool, frost top of one layer. Place second layer on top of first layer, then frost top and sides of cake.

Serves 12


From readersdigest.com
 
Must Read Should Everyone Read This? Yes! I vote for this story
Share Your Comments
Post a Comment
 
Remaining Character Count:
 
I tried this for the carrot cake lovers at my office and it was a hit-they all wanted the recipe. It's tender and very delicious

By candysu, on 01/23/2009

See All Comments

Advertisement
 
Related Links

Advertisement

Digg

Popular stories from the source site rd.com sorted by diggs
Powered by Digg's Users