Carrot Cake, Joe's Favorite!
This carrot cake is dense, moist and bursting with warm flavors. I'd recommend baking it in a bundt or similar cake pan. It can be served slightly warm, with whipped cream, a little ice cream or your favorite cream cheese icing.
Off label use: this makes a really great breakfast food!Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
- 2 c sugar
- 1/2 c oil (coconut oil is especially good)
- 4 eggs room temp (esp. if using coconut oil)
- 2 c flour (can use Einkorn)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 c carrots grated (medium)
- 1 c pecans chopped
- whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° (This recipe seems to work as is at this temperature, regardless of elevation.) Butter baking pan if needed.
- Mix together dry ingredients (flour, soda, powder, salt, cinnamon) and set aside.
- Grate carrots and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the oil (mix with fork) into the sugar.
- Add four eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add pecans, mix.
- Add dry ingredients, a cup at a time, mixing well. Add grated carrots, mix until all ingredients are blended.
- Pour into baking pan, bake for 1 hour or until toothpick or cake tester comes out clean or cake springs back when pressed with a finger.
- Cool for about 15 minutes on a rack, then remove from baking pan.
- Slice and serve with your choice of a dollop of whipped cream, ice cream or cream cheese icing—or plain (my favorite).
Can the coconut oil be liquid or is solid better?
Hi Emily, sorry I didn’t get email notice of your question. I only use the solid kind. I just warm it up a little (it doesn’t take much) to make it more liquid so mixing it in is easier.