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Carrot: Gwen's Favorite Carrot Cake

Source of Recipe

Gwen F.


List of Ingredients


2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 & 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup real mayonnaise
1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple plus the juice
2 cups coarsely shredded carrots
3/4 cup chopped walnuts



Recipe

Grease and flour 2 9 x 12 " pans.

Stir the 1st five ingredients together and set aside.


Mix together the sugar, eggs, mayonnaise, pineapple & pineapple juice with an electric mixer .

Then stir in the carrots & walnuts. Gradually add the dry mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 to 35 minutes. (This may take a bit longer depending on your oven.)

Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting (see below)

NOTE: "This is the best carrot cake I have ever tasted."

Cream Cheese Frosting ---


1 (8 oz) pkg cream Cheese
1/4 lb Crisco Shortening
3/4 cup icing sugar
Milk to thin

Whip the Cream Cheese with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the Crisco Shortening (do not substitute) and start adding the icing sugar gradually. Thin as necessary with milk until mixture is creamy and the consistency of whipped topping.

This icing freezes very well.