Baby Food Carrot Cake

THE BEST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the cake. Mix well with a hand-held mixer. Divide the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• Allow cakes to cool for 5 minutes in the pans and then remove from pans and cool completely.
• Once the cakes have cooled, frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Garnish cake with chopped pecans, if desired.
• In a bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
• Mix with a hand-held mixer until light and fluffy.

CARROT CAKE WITH BABY FOOD CARROTS

Steps:

• Cake method: Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
• Place first 9 ingredients (through 2 teaspoons vanilla) in a large mixing bowl.
• Beat with electric beaters or mixer paddle for 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in 350ºF oven for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to cool completely; prepare icing in the meantime.
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• Icing Method: In a medium bowl, combine final three ingredients.
• Beat until smooth and fluffy.
• Ice completely cooled cake.
• Grab your own piece before anyone else knows it's done!

PAT'S AWARD WINNING CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix the oil and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture just until combined. Stir in chopped pecans, carrot baby food, grated carrots, and coconut. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

PINEAPPLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the oil, eggs and baby food; mix on low speed until well blended. Stir in pineapple and nuts. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar until mixture reaches spreading consistency. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Garnish with nuts and blossoms if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

BABY FOOD CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix eggs, sugar, and oil together until well blended.
• Add the dry ingredients and vanilla extract and beat until just blended.
• Fold in the baby food .
• Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until a cake tester comes out with a few moist crumbs.
• In a bowl of a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, cream together the margarine (or butter) and cream cheese at medium speed.
• On low speed, add the confectioners' sugar and the milk.
• Mix until smooth and creamy. Add more milk as needed to create a spreadable frosting.

CARROT BABY FOOD

Steps:

• Place carrots in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Combine cooked carrots and milk in a blender or food processor; and puree until smooth. Allow to cool before serving.

BABY FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together well.
• Bake in lightly greased jelly roll pan at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Frost with cream cheese frosting or dust with powdered sugar.

BABY FOOD PINEAPPLE COCONUT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add oil, eggs and baby food and mix on low speed until well combined.
• Fold in pineapples, nuts and coconut.
• Pour into 2- 9 inch greased and floured pans.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until center tests done.
• Cool for 15 minutes on wire rack and then remove from pans.
• Cool completely before filling and frosting.
• Frosting: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• Add vanilla and confectioner's sugar and beat until desired spreading consistency.
• Frost cakes and sprinkle top with additional chopped walnuts and coconut, if desired.
• If you have any left, store in the refrigerator!

SHEET PAN CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs and oil for 2 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture. Add in baby food; mix well.
• Transfer to a greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
• While the cake cools, make the frosting. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy (I love using an electric hand mixer, but you can also do it by hand).
• Mix in milk and vanilla. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until it reaches the desired consistency (I like to make mine light and fluffy so that it's easier to spread).
• Gently spread the frosting on the cake using a spatula.
• Cut into squares and serve.

CARROT CAKE SQUARES (BABY FOOD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine: flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, carrots and oil.
• Add eggs slowly, mix thoroughly.
• Spray jelly roll pan or 4 sided cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray, dust with flour.
• Pour batteer into prepared pan. Bake 30-40 minutes or until center is done.
• Cool completely and frost.