Easy Carrot Cake Recipe
This page is dedicated to carrot cake recipes with a nostalgic twist
and compiles straightforward, home-style baking instructions that evoke the simplicity of mid-20th-century cooking.
The page kicks off with two variations of carrot cake recipes, both emphasizing ease and basic ingredients.
The first recipe titled “Easy Carrot Cake Recipe,” is a no-fuss approach perfect for beginner bakers.
The second recipe, called “Carrot Cake Recipe,” amps up the portions, bakes in a loaf pan for 40-45 minutes and serves up to 18 people,
making it ideal for gatherings.
Both recipes highlight walnuts as a key add-in, optional in the latter, adding a crunchy texture to the moist cake.
No carrot cake is complete without frosting, and this page delivers with a classic “Icing For Carrot Cake” using cream cheese,
oleo (an old term for margarine), vanilla, and confectioners’ sugar.
The method is straightforward: blend the cream cheese and oleo, then gradually incorporate the sugar for a fluffy finish.
If you’re craving a retro dessert, these recipes provide an accessible starting point, though modern bakers might tweak them for
less oil or added flair.
Easy Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients required1 cup grated carrots
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
3 eggs
1/2 pound walnuts
Preheat oven 350 degrees
Instructions for Easy Carrot Cake Recipe
Cream eggs and sugar until smooth. Add carrots and oil. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add to mixture, and chop nuts. Grease baking pan. Baked till top of cake is golden brown.
Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients required2 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup of oil
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups grated carrots
1 half cup walnuts, optional
Preheat oven 350 degrees
Instructions for Carrot Cake Recipe
Mix sugar and eggs until well blended. Add one cup of oil, blend. Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, salt, put these in egg mixture, blend well. Add grated carrots and mix. Bake in greased loaf pan for 40 to 45 minutes. Serves 18.
Icing For Carrot Cake
Ingredients required1/8 oz package of cream cheese
1 stick of oleo, 1/4 pound
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 lb box confectioners sugar
Instructions for Icing For Carrot Cake
Blend cream cheese and Oleo; add vanilla and gradually add confectionery sugar and beat until fluffy.
