Granny's Carrot Cake
My grandma used to make this carrot cake for me every year when I was at her place during summer vacation. It was the best carrot cake ever because it was packed with love :)
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
1 hrsReady
2 hrsTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 2 | cups |
carrots
finely grated |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | cup |
coconut
shredded |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
nuts
chopped, divided |
|
| 1 | x |
cream cheese frosting
|
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 355 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 473 | ml |
carrots
finely grated |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 237 | ml |
coconut
shredded |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
nuts
chopped, divided |
|
| 1 | x |
cream cheese frosting
|
* |
Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
Add eggs, oil, carrots and vanilla; beat until combined.
Stir in pineapple, coconut and ½ cup nuts.
Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan, or two 8 by 8-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 50 to 60 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool.
Frost cooled cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Sprinkle with remaining nuts. Store in refrigerator.
