Outrageous Carrot Cake Recipes

MOIST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix sugar, oil, and eggs. Beat in flour mixture. Stir in shredded carrots, crushed pineapple, chopped nuts and flaked coconut. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN OUTRAGEOUS CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease & flour a 13"x9" glass baking dish.
• FOR THE TOPPING: Spread melted butter evenly into bottom of prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter.
• Arrange pineapple slices over brown sugar & place a cherry in center of each slice.
• FOR THE CAKE: In large bowl, whisk or sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon & salt, then set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs, then add oil, buttermilk, sugar & vanilla, blending well.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
• Stir in crushed pineapple, carrots, walnuts, coconut & raisins, mixing well.
• Pour into prepared baking dish & bake at least 65-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
• FOR THE GLAZE: About 10 minutes before cake is done, in saucepan mix sugar, buttermilk, baking soda, corn syrup & butter.
• Bring to boil & boil 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat & add vanilla.
• Remove cake from oven & with a skewer or knife poke a number of holes into the hot cake, making sure holes reach bottom of cake.
• Slowly pour hot glaze over hot cake, carefully spreading it all over cake until it is absorbed.
• Let cake cool 15-20 minutes on wire rack, then carefully invert it into a 15"x10" baking dish [or onto large platter].
• Refrigerate when completely cooled. DO NOT REHEAT!

OUTRAGEOUS CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease & flour a 13"x9" baking dish, preferably glass.
• In a large bowl, whisk or sift together flour, soda, cinnamon & salt.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs, then add oil, buttermilk, sugar & vanilla, & blend well.
• Add this egg mixture to the dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly, then stir in the pineapple, carrots, valnuts, coconut & raisins, & mix well.
• Pour into prepared baking dish & bake at least 65-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• For the glaze-- 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAKE IS DONE-- in a saucepan mix the sugar, soda, buttermilk, corn syrup & butter, then bring to a boil & boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat & add vanilla.
• Remove the cake from the oven & with a skewer or knife poke a number of holes into the hot cake, making sure the holes reach the bottom of the cake.
• Slowly pour the hot glaze over the hot cake, carefully spreading it all over the top of the cake, until it is absorbed.
• Let the cake cool completely, then refrigerate. DO NOT REHEAT THE CAKE!

OUTRAGEOUS CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches with butter; lightly flour. Beat sugar, oil, and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed about 30 seconds or until blended. Add remaining ingredients except carrots, nuts, pineapple, and frosting; beat on low speed for 1 minute. Stir in pineapple, carrots, and nuts. Pour half of the mixture into the prepared pan, and then slowly pour in the cream cheese frosting on the top of the mixture. Frosting does not need to cover the entire mixture, but just gently spread out the frosting so it covers most of the mixture. Pour the other half of the mixture over. Bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool the cake on wire rack for about one hour. Optional: Frost the top of the cake with more cream cheese frosting after it is cooled.