Mama's Carrot Cake
Mama's Carrot Cake

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mama's carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

The cake layers can be made ahead and frozen up to one month. The moistness and flavor of this Mama Dip's Carrot Cake can't be beat. This carrot cake has a super creamy cream cheese frosting and the crunch of toasted walnuts.

Mama's Carrot Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Mama's Carrot Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mama's carrot cake using 21 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mama's Carrot Cake:
  1. Prepare Carrot Cake(wet ingredients)
  2. Take 3 large eggs
  3. Prepare 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  4. Take 2 cup sugar
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  6. Make ready Carrot Cake(dry ingredients)
  7. Get 2 cup all-purpose flour
  8. Make ready 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  9. Make ready 2 tsp baking soda
  10. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  11. Get Star Ingredients
  12. Prepare 1 lb carrots
  13. Make ready 1/2 cup chopped raisins or other(your choice)
  14. Make ready 2 piece crystalized ginger
  15. Get 1/2 cup chopped pecans or other(your choice)
  16. Get Icing of the Carrot Cake
  17. Make ready 8 oz cream cheese
  18. Make ready 2 cup confectioner sugar
  19. Take 2 tbsp whipping cream
  20. Prepare 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
  21. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt

The difference between this and other carrot cakes is the fact that the carrots are pre-cooked instead of raw. It is a really moist cake that is better the day after it is made. Cake tastes best after refrigerating overnight. This Carrot Cake Bundt is a game changer, you guys.

Steps to make Mama's Carrot Cake:
  1. Prepare Bowl #1 and begin adding the following ingredients: These ingredients will be your wet ingredients!
  2. After you've finished step 1, mix all the wet ingredients with a mixer(of course)
  3. Prepare Bowl #2 with the following ingredients: These will be your dry ingredients!
  4. Hope you have a third bowl! Now, you will prepare a mix of the following ingredients: These ingredients will be your star ingredients!
  5. We must shred the carrots! So with a grater, grate the carrots individually. After you're finished, toss the grated carrots into Bowl #3. Don't forget to clean and peel the carrots!:)
  6. Chop the raisins and pecans(or other, if you prefer). Then, throw into bowl.
  7. To finish up this bowl, chop the crystalized ginger. The ginger might stick together, but eh…who cares?
  8. Now, you will mix Bowl #1, 2, and 3. Typically, toss all ingredients into the largest bowl.
  9. Mix/Stir all ingredients in bowl. (If it looks like cheese soup, you're doing it right!)
  10. Now grab two 9-inch circular baking pans. At this time, preheat your oven too 400°.
  11. Add enough oil to smear every inch of the pan with your finger.
  12. Add flour to coat the pan. *Pour flour and gently tap the bottom of the pan, so that flour spreads over pan. This should coat whole pan!
  13. Pour Carrot Cake batter into both pans.
  14. Place Carrot Cake batter into preheated oven, bake in 400° for 10 minutes. Start the timer!
  15. After 10 minutes, turn the oven down to 350° and bake for 30-35 minutes.
  16. Let's begin the frosting! You'll need the following ingredients: These will be your Icing of the Carrot Cake ingredients!
  17. Mix together with mixer. Don't forget to lick the spoon;)
  18. After 30-35 minutes, your Carrot Cake should be done. *If you're not sure the cake is ready, insert a knife. If no batter shows up on the knife's blade…it's done!:)
  19. After you've taken the Carrot Cake out of the oven, let cool for 10 minutes. You don't want the icing to melt:(
  20. After Carrot Cake is cooled, you can start frosting the two-layered cake! Make sure you get on-top, and in-between.
  21. You're all finished and the Carrot Cake is ready to serve!:)

He loves the independence of getting to pick out and pay for his own book without his mom hovering over saying no, no. I have many carrot cake recipes on my site - like these Carrot Cake Bars - but they are all variations of this one. There isn't another recipe that I've ever tried that even comes close to this carrot cake recipe for flavor, moistness, and texture. It's hands down the best carrot cake I've ever had. This recipe from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, restaurateur Mildred "Mama Dip" Council is one of the best carrot cakes we've tested.

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