Marla Gibbs Carrot Cake Recipes

SISTER BETH'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk vegetable oil, white sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Stir oil mixture into flour mixture until a well-mixed batter forms.
• Fold carrots, pineapple, coconut, and walnuts into batter; pour into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour; cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and a dash vanilla extract together in a bowl until well blended; spread over cooled cake.

MARLA GIBB'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together the first six (6) ingredients.
• Add oil& eggs& mix well.
• Fold in the carrots, pineapple and pecans.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x13x2" pan.
• Bake@ 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake pulls slightly away from the edge of pan.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove cake from pan.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Frosting:.
• Beat together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add powdered sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Spread top of one layer with 1/2 of cheesemixture.
• Place second layer on top and spread with frosting.