A Memorial Day Carrot Cake Recipes

A HEALTHY CARROT CAKE RECIPE FOR MEMORIAL DAY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, agave and oil.
• Stir carrots, raisins and walnuts into wet ingredients.
• Stir wet ingredients into dry.
• Place batter into 2 well greased, round 9 Inch cake pans.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature and spread with coconut frosting.
• Serve.

CARROT CAKE MADE WITH MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Grease and flour two (9-inch) round baking pans*; set aside.
• In large bowl with mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
• Add mayonnaise, eggs, carrots and pineapple; beat 30 seconds or until moistened.
• With mixer on medium speed, beat 2 minutes.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• On wire rack, cool 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.
• Just before serving, frost cake.
• *Or,prepare cake mix as above in 13 x 9-inch baking pan or Bundt pan.

MOM'S AMAZING "24 KARAT" CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Beat eggs and add sugar; stir in oil. Add all dry ingredients. Add carrots and pineapple. Mix well.
• Grease and flour 3 9" pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-50 minutes (longer if you're using different pans). Test by inserting a toothpick, cake is done when toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minute Turn out on racks to cool.
• Beat frosting ingredients together and top each cake layer, then assemble the cake and cover the sides.

GIGI'S CARROT CAKE BY EMERIL LAGASSE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 3 (9-inch) cake pans with 1 tablespoon of the butter and set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer. Add the sugar, and beat. In a medium bowl or on a piece of parchment, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, and mix well.
• Add the dry ingredients, alternating with the eggs, beating well after the addition of each. Add the vanilla extract and mix. Add the carrots and beat on medium speed until well incorporated, about 2 minutes. Fold in the nuts. Divide between the 3 cake pans and bake until set and a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest in the cake pans for 10 minutes. Invert onto wire racks, remove from the pans, and let cool.
• For the Frosting: In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugar gradually, beating constantly. Add the vanilla and pecans.
• When the cake is cool, place 1 cake layer on a cake plate or stand. Spread the top with cream cheese frosting and top with a second and third cake layer, spreading the icing between each layer. Spread the icing around the sides of the cake and let harden slightly before serving. To serve, cut into wedges.

SILVER PALATE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease two 9-inch springform pans.
• Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the oil, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well. Fold in the walnuts, coconut, carrots, and pineapple.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Set on the center rack of the oven and bake until the edges have pulled away from the sides and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 minutes.
• Cool on a cake rack for 3 hours. Fill and frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting.
• Cream together the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.
• Slowly sift in the confectioners' sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated. The mixture should be free of lumps.
• Stir in the vanilla, and lemon juice if desired.

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Blend flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Set aside.
• Combine sugar, oil and eggs.
• Beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Add dry ingredients to the oil mixture and beat 1 minute.
• Add carrots and nuts.
• Mix until blended.
• Pour batter into a 13x9-inch cake pan, or two 9-inch layer cake pans.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes.
• Cool completely before frosting.
• To make icing, cream the margarine and cream cheese.
• Add powdered sugar and mix well.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Beat until creamy.
• *Toreduce fat in cake batter, replace half of the corn oil with applesauce.