Mama's Carrot Cake
Mama's Carrot Cake

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, mama's carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Sift together flour, cinnamon, and baking soda. Beat sugar and oil at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each addition. This recipe for my mama's best carrot cake is a moist and delicious version of this classic dessert.

Mama's Carrot Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Mama's Carrot Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have mama's carrot cake using 21 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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

Beat in the eggs, one at a time. In a second, medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and 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.

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!:)
  22. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in the carrots, walnuts, coconut, pineapple, raisins and vanilla extract.

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