Gather some equipment

You will need some equipment and you should get these out, even before you start assembling the ingredients such as Cake Pan, you can use a 9"x13" rectangular glass pan, or two 9" rounds,

• Mixer, or Hand Mixer
• Grater
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Spatula
• Pam non-stick cooking spray
• Cooling Rack

Gather ingredients for the cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup baking oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 can crushed pineapple (15oz) (Do not drain)
• 2 1/2 cups grated carrots
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Note: Use a light vegetable oil, such as canola, or corn. Do not use Olive Oil or other strong flavored oils. You can also cut back on the amount of oil, to ½ cup by adding a heaping ½ cup of applesauce

Note: Prior to placing the raisins into the cake batter, place them in a sandwich baggy with a little flour and shake to coat them with a light coating of flour. This will prevent the raisins from sticking to the baking pan.

Make a cake

Now we can start making the cake. Initially pre-heat the oven to 350F. Second step is mixing ingredients for carrot cake. The order is first the dry, then the wet ingredients.

• 3 Cups Flour
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda

Then pour out onto a paper plate, or bowel to set aside.

After removing the dry ingredients from the bowel, mix the wet ingredients together until well blended in one to two minutes.

• 2 Cups Sugar
• 1 Cup Oil (or oil and applesauce)
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Can Pineapple (15oz)
• 2 1/2 Cups Grated Carrots
• 2 Cups Raisins
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 Cups chopped walnuts

Quickly add the dry ingredients back to the wet mixture and blend for another minute or two.

Before we bake, spray your cake pan(s) with cooking spray, make sure you cover all the inside of the cake pan. You may actually like to butter and flour the pan.

Then pour the cake batter into the cake pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour. Set your timer and wait. While the cake is baking, wash and clean your area. Make sure you wash your mixing bowel and mixer.

After the cake comes out of the oven, take a lightweight flexible spatula or frosting knife and cut the edge of the cake loose from the pan around the outside.

Then remove the cake from the pan by gently shaking the cake back and forth until it seems to be detached form the pan. Now put a cooling rack on top of the cake and then flip it over.

Remove the cake pan and let the carrot cake cool at least an hour before attempting to frost.

I use a homemade handed-down cream cheese frosting recipe. Makes a great Fathers Day gift!

Just write and I will share the cream cheese frosting recipe and other tips I have for this cake.

Comments

Add New Search RSS

artificiallyawake   | Author | 2008-09-16 11:28:39 This sounds so good, I'm leaving for the store now, to buy the ingredients. YUM!

Gokemon   | Editor | 2008-09-19 23:25:16 I would love to hear how it turned out. Would you write and let me know about how your family liked it?

Only registered users can write comments!

Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.12

Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved.