MawMaw’s Carrot Cake Recipe
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My grandmother
My mother gave me a binder full of recipes. Most were typed but as I was looking through the binder I found some older, handwritten recipes. One was handwritten by my grandmother, and I was so glad to have this recipe. I call her MawMaw. It is a Southern thing. She has passed so this makes the recipe even more special.
MawMaw in 2016 and MawMaw & PawPaw back in their younger days.
The handwritten recipe was for a carrot cake. Now, she had written all the ingredients and how long and at what temperature you should bake the carrot cake but that was it.
It says 2 cups of carrots. It did not tell if they were to be chopped or shredded. It certainly does not read as a modern-day recipe. I am going to make this cake and go by her exact instructions. This will be fun and I cannot wait to taste MawMaw’s carrot cake.
I am going to do my best to replicate her recipe. I know it will turn out great. I hope you like it too!!
I am so grateful that I have this handwritten recipe from my MawMaw. I will treasure this recipe and the paper it is written on forever. It was a complete surprise to find it and I hope I find many more in the future.
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MawMaw’s Carrot Cake Recipe
There is nothing better than a family recipe or better yet, trying to decipher the recipe. This recipe is my grandmother’s handwritten carrot cake recipe. What a gem to find!!
- Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
Carrot Cake
3 Cups Flour
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Tsp Salt
2 Cups Shredded carrots
2 Cups White sugar
3 Eggs
2 TBSP Buttermilk
1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
1 Cup Crushed pineapple
1 1/2 Vegetable Oil
1 1/2 Cups Pecans (optional)
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese. (Room temperature)
1 lemon or orange, Juiced.
1 Box or 16 ounces of confectioners sugar. (Powdered sugar)
Instructions
Carrot Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a 13 X 9-inch baking pan.
- In a bowl, add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer or food processor, add sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Drizzle in vegetable oil while the mixer is running. Then add pineapple and carrots.
- Once thoroughly mixed, add in flour mixture.
- Turn off the mixer and add pecans by hand.
- Scrape batter from the mixer into the baking pan. Bang on the counter to release air bubbles.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
- Remove and allow the cake to cool.
- Once cool, spread cream cheese frosting and enjoy!!
Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a bowl add the cream cheese, juice or lemon, or orange and 1 box (16 ounces) of confectioners (powdered) sugar. Mix until creamy. Add to the cake once the cake has cooled.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: dessert
Is It Good?
This carrot cake turned out to be so good. The whole family loved it. This is a great cake to take with you to family reunions or picnics or other events you have with your family. Enjoy!!
Until next time,
Kari
