Carrot Cake

Cake
Written By Kristen Vrionis

My mom is known for a few signature recipes and Carrot Cake is one of them. She has been making this recipe for as long as I can remember and it has ruined all other carrot cakes for me. And I know that after you try this, any other carrot cake will be ruined for you too. It is super moist and tender. Best part, it is raisin free.

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Serving Size: 3 layer, 8 inch cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • 4 eggs

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 1 cup corn oil

  • 2 cups carrots, grated

  • 2 cups pineapple, crushed (I used canned crushed pineapple)

  • 1 cup shredded coconut

  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Frosting

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened

  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened

  • 5 cups powdered sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 teaspoon milk

Instructions

Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Use butter to coat the bottoms and sides of 3 8 inch cake pans. Line the bottoms of each pan with wax paper circles.

  3. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and mix until combined.

  4. In a large bowl. add the eggs and sugar. Beat the mixture until the sugar is dissolved.

  5. Add the the corn oil to the egg mixture and mix until the mixture consistency is smoother and thicker.

  6. Add the grated carrots, drained crushed pineapple, and coconut to the egg mixture and mix until everything is evenly combined.

  7. Slowly add in the dry ingredients, mixing between additions (I do 2-3 additions). Keep mixing until all the dry ingredients are combined.

  8. Add the chopped pecans to the batter and mix.

  9. Evenly distribute the batter between the 3 prepared pans. Shake the pans so the bubbles in the batter will set.

  10. Bake the cakes for 25-30 minutes.

  11. Once the cakes are cooked, cool them on a cooling rack.

Frosting

  1. Using a stand mixer and paddle attachment, mix the softened butter and cream cheese together for 3-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.

  2. Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk and mix until combined.

Kristen Vrionis
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