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This Carrot Cake Recipe will surprise lots of people who, until now, would have sworn they didn’t care for it. Personally, I can’t understand anyone not loving such warm, spicy, moist cake slathered with rich Cream Cheese Frosting but hey, that’s just me. Go figure!

Any time you can make a serving of veggies taste this good it can’t be a bad thing. And speaking of veggies, carrots aren’t the only thing you can use. This is a really versatile recipe that can take you from Carrot Cake to Pumpkin Spice Cake to Banana Cake and beyond with just a few simple substitutions.

See the list of amazing flavor variations after the main recipe.

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ingredients for a perfect carrot cake

4 large eggs
1 ½ cups oil
2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground mace
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional – I usually leave these out)
1 cup raisins (optional – I usually leave these out too!)

NOTE: All amounts are given in U.S. standard measures. Click here for international equivalents (page will open in a new browser window) .

Preheat oven to 350° F and prepare 2 x 9 inch round cake pans by spraying with non-stick cooking spray and lining bottom of pan with a wax paper circle.

In the bowl of your electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the eggs, oil and sugar at high speed until light and fluffy.
sift the flour, baking soda, spices and salt together on to a piece of parchment or wax paper.
add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl and mix on low speed until almost incorporated.
add the carrots and raisins and walnuts (if using) and mix on low speed just until smooth.
Divide batter into pans evenly and bake for about 35-40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
cool in pan for 15 minutes then turn out onto rack and cool completely.

some unexpected twists to this carrot cake recipe...

Here are some variations you might not have thought of. Try them – I know you’ll be surprised!

Orange Spiced Carrot Cake

leave out the raisins

add the following:

1 tablespoon orange zest
add 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
add ½ cup shredded coconut

add zest and juice concentrate with the eggs, oil and sugar in the basic recipe.

Pumpkin Spice Cake

This is my take on a Pumpkin Bread recipe a friend gave me. It’s fabulous served warm with coffee or fill it and frost it as a Halloween Jack O Lantern Cake.

Substitute a 15 ounce can of pumpkin puree for the carrots
replace the oil with 2/3 cup coconut milk

Spiced Banana Cake

substitute 4 large mashed bananas for the carrots
reduce the oil to ½ cup
add 1/3 cup sour cream

add sour cream with the eggs, oil and sugar in the basic recipe.

a bundt pan makes perfection easy...

For a perfect, easy presentation of your Carrot Cake grab yourself one of these fantastic cake pans. Just bake and dust with a little powdered sugar. It doesn't get any easier than that!

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