Ruths Carrot Cake Recipes

RUTH RYAN'S SPECIAL OCCASION CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease three 9-inch round cake pans. In the bowl of a standing mixer, or using a handheld mixer and a medium bowl, beat the sugar and oil until blended. Add the eggs one at a time; beat after each addition. Sift the dry ingredients into the mixture and continue beating. Add the carrots and pecans and, using a wooden spoon, mix well. Pour the batter into the cake pans. Bake for 45 minutes. Cool well in the pans before frosting. To prepare the frosting In the bowl of a standing mixer, or using a hand-held mixer and a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients and beat until the frosting is a smooth consistency for spreading. (The frosting will seem stiff at first, but after thoroughly mixing, it will soften enough to spread evenly over the cake.)

RUTH'S CARROT CAKE WITH CURRANT ICING

Steps:

• Grease and flour 2 9" cake pans.
• Mix together cake flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, powder and salt.
• Drain pineapple,reserving syrup.
• Add syrup to dry mixture; add eggs, oil and vanilla.
• Beat 3 minutes.
• Stir in pineapple, carrots and nuts.
• Bake 325 degrees for about 40 min or until done.
• Cool 10 min in pan.
• Unmold.
• Currant Icing Plump currants in 1/4 cup hot water for 5 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Beat sugar, cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla together until smooth.
• Fold in nuts and currants.

RUTH'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease bottom and sides of 3 (9-inch) round cake pans; line bottoms with wax paper, and grease and flour wax paper.
• Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients; add to oil mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Stir in carrot, pineapple, and pecans. Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.

RUTH WILK'S NUT-CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease pan and sprinkle pan with flour.
• Combine all ingredients except the eggs and mix well.
• Beat yolks well and mix with ingredients and then beat egg whites until stiff and fold gently into mixture.
• Bake 40 - 50 minutes.