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Earlene Sharp's Carrot Cake

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Carrot Cake
1 1/2 cups 355mlCorn oil
1 3/4 cups 346g / 12ozSugar
3   Eggs
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozFlour
2 teaspoons 10mlBaking soda
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
2 1/2 teaspoons 12mlCinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlVanilla
2 cups 220g / 7.8ozPeeled and grated carrots
1 cup 237mlWalnuts
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozCoconut - flaked
8 oz 227gDrained pineapple
  Cream Cheese Icing
16 oz 454gCream cheese
1 1/2 cups 297g / 10ozConfectioners sugar
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla

Recipe Instructions

Beat together oil, sugar, and eggs until well-combined.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to sugar and egg mixture. Stir in vanilla, mixing well.

Add carrots, walnuts, coconut and pineapple. Mix until well-blended.

Pour batter into a greased and floured 9- or 10-inch bundt pan.

Bake at 350F for about an hour.

Cool on cake rack; remove pan.

Cover with cream cheese icing and garnish with grated carrots and nuts.

ICING: Cream together 2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese with 1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Source:
GRIT -- 06/01/97

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