Easy Carrot Cake Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Carrot Cake Recipe


Easy Carrot Cake Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 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 required
2 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 required
1/8 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.

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Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup