My Mom's Carrot Cake Recipe

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My Mom's Carrot Cake
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
1449
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, cream oil and sugar together.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
  4. Add carrots and stir.
  5. In a separate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together.
  6. Add flour mixture to the sugar mixture.
  7. Blend together.
  8. Oil and flour 3 round cake pans.
  9. Pour mixture into pans.
  10. Bake for approximately 40 minutes.
  11. While cakes are baking, prepare the filling.
  12. Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar.
  13. Add vanilla and nuts.
  14. When cakes have cooled completely after baking, spread the filling on top of each layer.
  15. Stack the layers and ice the rest of the cake.
  16. Grated carrots and crushed pecans/walnuts may be added to the top of the cake for appearance.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1449.16 Kcal (6067 kJ)
Calories from fat 961.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 106.83g 164%
Cholesterol 143.53mg 48%
Sodium 1908.36mg 80%
Potassium 1079.05mg 23%
Total Carbs 114.89g 38%
Sugars 57.39g 230%
Dietary Fiber 8.38g 34%
Protein 15.67g 31%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 18%
Iron 3.7mg 21%
Calcium 216.5mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 445.69 Kcal (1866 kJ)
Calories from fat 295.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.85g 164%
Cholesterol 44.14mg 48%
Sodium 586.92mg 80%
Potassium 331.86mg 23%
Total Carbs 35.34g 38%
Sugars 17.65g 230%
Dietary Fiber 2.58g 34%
Protein 4.82g 31%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 18%
Iron 1.2mg 21%
Calcium 66.6mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 37.1
    Points
  • 41
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

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

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