Carrot Cake

Arwilda kept two different recipes with this title.

Neighbor's layer cake with cream-cheese icing

Old Binder typed Carrot Cake page

From Given to Mom by neighbor.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sifted Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Power
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Salad Oil
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 package confectimer sugar
  • 1 tsp Nvanilla
  • 2 cups finely grat[cut off] carrots in the method; 1 tsp Baking Power; 1 package confectimer sugar; 1 tsp Nvanilla

Directions

  1. Sift to-gether
  2. Combine
  3. mix well add one at a time
  4. mix well add one at a time / Beat well after each add it im. gradually add dry ingredients. mixing well.
  5. Turn into 3/8 inch cake pans which have been greased and flour.
  6. Bake at 350 for 50 to 60 min.
  7. Icing
  8. Beat until bright
  9. Add 1 package confectimer sugar

Timing: 50 to 60 min.

Temperature: 350

Equipment: 3/8 inch cake pans

Pineapple-walnut cake with cream-cheese frosting

Clear Tote handwritten Carrot Cake card

Yield: 10 servings (generous)

Ingredients

  • 2 c flour
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t nutmeg
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 t baking soda
  • 2 t baking powder
  • 1 1/2 c oil
  • 2 c sugar
  • 4 eggs, slightly beaten*
  • 2 c grated raw carrots
  • 1 c drained crushed pineapple
  • 1/2 c chopped walnuts
  • 8 ounces cream cheese*
  • 1 Box confectioners sugar
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 1/2 t butter*

Directions

  1. Sift together into large bowl.
  2. Mix together and add to dry ingredients.
  3. Add to batter. Pour in greased bundt pan.
  4. Bake 1 Hr. 325°.
  5. or - 13 x 9 pan 30-35 minutes
  6. Cream together
  7. frost cake when cool

Timing: Bake 1 Hr.; 13 x 9 pan 30-35 minutes

Temperature: 325°

Equipment: large bowl; bundt pan; 13 x 9 pan

Notes

  • Frosting
  • * room temperature

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Cake formula

Clear Tote handwritten Carrot Cake card
1 1/2 cups oil, nutmeg, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 teaspoons baking powder, pineapple, and walnuts
Old Binder typed Carrot Cake page
1 cup salad oil, no nutmeg, 1 teaspoon each baking soda and baking powder, carrots, and no pineapple or walnuts

Pan, temperature, and time

Clear Tote handwritten Carrot Cake card
Greased Bundt pan at 325 degrees for one hour, or 13-by-9-inch pan for 30 to 35 minutes
Old Binder typed Carrot Cake page
Ambiguous 3/8 inch cake pans at 350 for 50 to 60 minutes

Frosting or icing

Clear Tote handwritten Carrot Cake card
8 ounces cream cheese, 1 box confectioners sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and card reads 1/2 t butter
Old Binder typed Carrot Cake page
1/2 cup butter, 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 package confectioners sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla

Yield

Clear Tote handwritten Carrot Cake card
10 servings (generous)
Old Binder typed Carrot Cake page
No yield stated

Attribution

Clear Tote handwritten Carrot Cake card
No attribution stated
Old Binder typed Carrot Cake page
Given to Mom by neighbor

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