Mom-Mom's Carrot Cake Recipe

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Mom-Mom's Carrot Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup nuts ( pecans) (optional)

Directions:

  1. FOR CAKE:.
  2. Beat together all cake ingredients. Add carrots last. Grease and flour pans. Bake 350 for 40-55 minutes in 2 cake pans or mold. (I use a bundt cake mold and baked for 50 minutes.).
  3. FOR ICING:.
  4. Beat together. all ingredients (can use less vanilla if perferred).
  5. If too dry add a little milk.
  6. Keep cake wrapped & refrigerated.
  7. Best to make day before to let flavors meld.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2041.84 Kcal (8549 kJ)
Calories from fat 1125.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 125.03g 192%
Cholesterol 134.65mg 45%
Sodium 2726.63mg 114%
Potassium 2559.87mg 54%
Total Carbs 217.74g 73%
Sugars 118.7g 475%
Dietary Fiber 7.98g 32%
Protein 23.15g 46%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 15%
Iron 5.2mg 29%
Calcium 261.3mg 26%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 450.75 Kcal (1887 kJ)
Calories from fat 248.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.6g 192%
Cholesterol 29.73mg 45%
Sodium 601.92mg 114%
Potassium 565.11mg 54%
Total Carbs 48.07g 73%
Sugars 26.2g 475%
Dietary Fiber 1.76g 32%
Protein 5.11g 46%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 15%
Iron 1.1mg 29%
Calcium 57.7mg 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 50.5
    Points
  • 57
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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