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Valentines carrot cake is one of the best and easy made carrot cake recipes.

Valentines Carrot Cake

Ingredients:
  • Raw carrots, grated- 3 cups
  • Sugar-2 cups
  • Cinnamon- 2 teaspoons
  • Soda- 1 1/2 teaspoon
  • Salt- 1 1/2 teaspoon
  • Baking Powder- 1 teaspoon
  • Crushed pineapple- 1 (8 3/4 oz.) can
  • Beaten eggs- 4
  • Salad oil- 1 1/2 cup
  • Cake flour- 3 cups
  • Vanilla flavoring- 2 tablespoons
  • Chopped nuts- 1 1/2 cup
  • Frozen orange juice- 2 tablespoons
Cream Cheese Icing:
  • Confectioners sugar- 4 cups
  • Cream cheese-1 (8 oz)
  • Butter- 1/4 cup
  • Orange juice or milk- 1 tablespoon
  • Vanilla- 2 tablespoons
  • Walnuts- 1/4 cup
  • Currants- 1/4 cup (plump by soaking in 1/4 cup hot water for 5 minutes and drain)
Method:
  • First of all mix together the dry ingredients and drain pineapple and saving syrup.
  • Add syrup to dry ingredients. Put in eggs, oil, vanilla and orange juice. Beat for about 3 minutes.
  • Stir together pineapple, carrots and nuts.
  • Bake for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours or till the toothpick remains dry after inserting in center of cake. Cool it for 10 minutes before unmolding.
Cream Cheese Icing:
  • Pound together sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla and milk or orange juice until it becomes smooth. Fold in walnuts and currants.
  • Spread over cool Carrot Cake