Recipe: Carrot Cake- 3 recipes

Carrot Cake

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups grated carrots
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 cup crushed pineapple with juice
1 cup angel flake coconut
2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup white raisins (optional)

Beat eggs lightly. Add sugar and beat until lemon yellow. Add carrots
and mix. Add oil, pineapple and coconut and combine. Add remaining
ingredients and mix well. Fill two greased loan pans about half full and
bake in preheated 350 degree oven for about 1 hour. Remove from oven and
let cakes rest half an hour before turning out.

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Carrot Cake With Creamy Frosting

2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups shredded carrots
8 1/4 ounce can crushed pineapple, well drained
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9x2 inch pan.
In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
In large bowl, combine sugar, oil, 2 teaspoons vanilla and eggs; beat
well. Stir in flour mixture; mix well. Stir in carrots, pineapple,
raisins and 1/2 cup nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees
for 50-60 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in
center. Cool completely.

Creamy Frosting

8 ounces softened cream cheese
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons softened butter or margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts

In medium bowl combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and 2
teaspoons vanilla; beat until smooth. Stir in coconut and 1/2 cup
chopped nuts. Spread over cooled cake.

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Cleo's Carrot Cake

2 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups sugar
1 cup chopped nuts
3 eggs
3/4 cups oil
3/4 cups buttermilk
2 cups grated carrots
1 cup coconut

Beat eggs, add oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and sugar. Beat thoroughly; add
dry ingredients, mix well. Add pineapple, carrots, coconut and nuts.
Bake 55 minutes at 350 in greased 9 x 13 inch pan.

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
From: Glenn/Sharon Gorman
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994