Cake Mix Carrot Cake Food

CAKE MIX CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour a 9x13 baking dish. In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, grated carrots, pineapple along with the juice, water, eggs, oil, and cinnamon. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. Stir in the pecans by hand. Pour the carrot cake batter into the prepared baking dish. Place the dish in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the cake is done and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and place the dish on a wire rack to cool. When the cake has cooled completely, spread the cake evenly with the frosting. Keep the cake refrigerated after it is cooled and frosted.

EASY CAKE MIX CARROT-PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl whisk eggs, then add in all remaining ingredients except the cream cheese frosting; mix to combine well.
• Transfer to prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool completely then frost with cream cheese frosting.

CARROT CAKE (CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan.
• I use Bakers Joy spray.
• Beat cake mix, water (milk), oil, eggs and pineapple on low speed 3 minutes.
• Stir in nuts and raisins.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
• Cool at least 1 hour before frosting.

CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment and lightly coat with cooking spray. Spread the walnuts out on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until light brown and fragrant, about 7 minutes.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, apple pie spice and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. Whisk together the granulated sugar and eggs in a large bowl until smooth, about 1 minute. Whisk in the oil until well combined. Add the grated carrots, vanilla and walnuts and mix well. Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake until the cakes are nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen the edges with a spatula, turn the cakes out and let cool completely on the rack, right-side up, about 2 hours.
• Beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium-high speed in a large bowl, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt, gradually increase the mixer speed to medium high and beat until the frosting is fluffy and smooth, about 3 minutes. With the mixer running on medium-high speed, slowly pour in the cream and beat until it's all incorporated. Continue beating until the frosting is slightly lighter in color and creamy, about 1 minute more.
• Remove the parchment from the cake layers. Place one of the cake layers on a serving plate and spread 1 cup of the frosting evenly over the top, almost to the edge. Top with the other cake layer and use the remaining frosting to frost the top and sides of the cake.

EXCELLENT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients; beat well.
• Mix flour, soda, salt and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture; stir well.
• Add carrots, walnuts, pineapple and coconut; stir well.
• Pour batter into greased and floured 13x9 baking pan.
• Bake at 350° for 55 minutes, or until pick comes out clean.
• Buttermilk Glaze: Combine first 5 ingredients in large saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; cook 4 minutes on medium heat.
• Remove from heat; add vanilla.
• Pour buttermilk glaze over warm cake; let cake cool.
• Cream Cheese Frosting: Mix cream cheese and butter; beat until smooth.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Spread cream cheese frosting on top of cooled cake.

CARROT CAKE MIX MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In large mixing bowl place cake mix, eggs, oil and 1 tablespoon reserved pineapple juice, stir well to combine, add drained crushed pineapple and pecans, stir to blend. Batter will be thick and smooth, if it's too stiff, add a little bit more pineapple juice.
• Place paper muffin liners in muffin tin, divide batter equally between muffin liners.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes, test with a toothpick for doneness.
• Cool on wire rack.

CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• For cake---------------.
• Put raisins in a bowl and cover with boiling water.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 9" x 13" cake pan.
• Sift flour, soda, cinnamon and salt together.
• Beat eggs, butter, milk, sugar and vanilla together.
• Drain water from raisins with a sieve.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.
• Stir in pineapple, carrots, walnuts, coconuts and raisins and mix.
• Pour into pan and bake for about one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 20 minutes before removing from pan.
• Cool completely before Icing.
• For frosting----------------.
• Beat butter and cream cheese.
• Add vanilla and sugar and blend well.

SHORTCUT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F, and spray baking pans with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake mix batter as directed on package, stirring in carrots, pineapple and 3/4 cup of the pecans until well blended.
• Pour into 2 (9-inch) square baking pans.
• Bake 25 to 30 minute or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool.
• MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer or wire whisk until well blended.
• Stir in whipped topping until well blended.
• PLACE 1 cake layer on serving plate.
• Spread with 1-1/2 cups of the cream cheese mixture.
• Carefully place second cake layer on top of first cake layer.
• Frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream cheese mixture.
• Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup pecans.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.