This Is What Happens When You Have The Best Carrot Cake Recipe In The World!

I don’t know about you guys and gals but I sure do enjoy a nice, thick slice of country carrot cake. There are many ways to make this decadent cake but my fave would have to be the southern way which includes raisins and walnuts tossed into the mix. Talk about a little slice of heaven on a plate! The frosting in this recipe is homemade and tastes like a sweet cream cloud of happiness.

Whenever I see a picture of carrot cake in a magazine layout or on TV it always looks extravagant and very hard to make. Usually, carrot cake is layered but this recipe is not. All you need is a 9×13 pan.

If I can make this delectable dessert anyone can ?

When I was a child I used to think carrot was horrible, however, I came to this conclusion without ever trying it! I just assumed that any cake with a vegetable in it would be bogus. Boy, was I ever wrong! I am so glad I got over my finicky ways and gave into the gloriousness of carrot cake. You are going to absolutely LOVE this recipe.

Check out what my friend Barb had to say about this recipe:
I’ve made plenty of carrot cakes in my day but this recipe literally tops them all. I guess you could say that it “takes the cake”!

I have to agree with Barb on that notion!

Ingredients
Cake:

• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts
• 1/2 c. coconut
• 1/2 c. raisins
• 2 c. grated carrots
• 1 c. Domino sugar
• 1 c. Wesson oil
• 1/2 t. Morton salt
• 1 1/3 t. baking soda
• 1 1/3 t. baking powder
• 1 1/3 t. McCormick cinnamon
• 3 beaten eggs
• 1 1/3 c. Gold Medal flour

Icing:

• 1 4-oz. cream cheese
• 1/4 c. soft butter
• 2 c. icing sugar
• 2 t. vanilla

Instructions
Preheat oven to 300F.

Combine the walnuts, coconut, raisins and carrot in a bowl. Let sit and then beat together the sugar, oil, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.

Add 3 beaten eggs, mix well.

Fold in the flour and then the fruit.

Pour the cake into a 9 x 13″ greased and floured, a layer cake pan.

Bake for 1 hour.

For the icing cream the cream cheese with the butter, slowly add the icing sugar a 1/2 cup at a time and then the vanilla.

Frost the cake once it is cool.