Carrot Cake Bakery

Carrot cakes have never been more popular! Back in the day, these tasty cakes were rare delicacies. Many people would only rarely have the good fortune to eat this delectable dessert. It was also true that these cakes were not that popular - due to its rare and quite weird premise. As a result only a handful of people knew the secret of its delicious taste. As a result only a few bakeries and patisseries opted to make this delectable dessert for their customers. The truth is carrot dessert cake was and is a cake which everyone should enjoy. It is a treat that can be enjoyed anytime.

The key idea behind the creation of this cake was to make use of cake ingredients which had not been used before. Deviating from tradition; after all, carrots were vegetables for stews and casseroles, but never for something like desserts. And now, with this wonderful combination, carrots are finally available as a piece of dessert!

Upon asking those who have come to list the carrot cake as their most favorite dessert you will hear them always describe the charm and appeal of this wonderful treat as its delicate and light flavour. Instead of the usually rich and sticky cakes, a piece of this cake is light, fluffy and very delicate. Every slice is heavenly and of course, healthy at the same time.

Carrot dessert cakes have been hailed as the healthy option for those who are not inclined to take in more sugar than they require. These carrot based desserts do not take as much sugar as other traditional cakes. Thus it is seen as a better option for those who are trying to lose some weight but still want to have a tasty treat as a dessert. This piece of cake is also seen as one of the easiest to make a sugar free counterpart for. Most of the many desserts out there can't make that claim. Having a piece of this less guilty dessert just adds to the enjoyment.

Where else can you find a dessert that is delicious, healthier and also closer to guilt free? It is only through these light carrot cakes that you can find such a combination. With the delicate use of our favorite orange ingredient, it is all about carrots for dessert these days. This is a dessert you must try for yourself. Try some and see for yourself what makes this simple dessert so popular with so many!

A Desert Recipe - Ruth's Famous Carrot Cake

This is the famous Ruth Carrot Cake Recipe. In my opinion this is by far the best tasting carrot cake recipe in existence. This recipe is named after my sister-in-law Ruth. She introduced it to me and she has been making it for over 25 years and it is fantastic. I think you will find it tastes much better than anything you can buy in a bakery or store.

This is Part 1 of the recipe, the cake portion, the icing portion is below in Part 2.

You will want to use a large size mixing bowl to mix all of the following ingredients.
2 Cups flour
2 cups Sugar
2 Teaspoons Baking soda
2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon salt
4 Eggs
1 and 1/4 cup Canola Oil
1/4 cup applesauce
6 Large Carrots.

First take your large mixing bowl and add your 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Stir all these ingredients together and then set aside. Next in your mixing bowl beat your 4 eggs until fluffy. Then with the mixer running slowly pour in the 1 and 1/4 cup canola oil and the 1/4 cup applesauce.

Next with the mixer running on high speed slowly add your first bowl of ingredients and beat on high for 2 minutes.

This next step you will probably want to do ahead of time. Take your 6 large carrots and grate them with big 1/4 inch holes on a grater. This should produce 3 cups of grated carrots.

At this point you want to slowly blend in your 3 cups of grated carrots to your mix. You want to have your mixer running at low speed for this and you do not want to mix the carrots for very long.

This recipe will make enough cake batter for two 9 inch cake pans or one 9 by 13 inch pan.

Pour the cake batter in the pans and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Bake about 42 minutes for a 9 by 13 inch pan and 30 minutes for the 9 inch round pans.

Please let your cake cool completely before icing.

Part 2 - Preparing The Icing

Icing Ingredients
1 8 ounce cream cheese
1/2 cup or 1 stick of butter
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 box 16 ounces powdered sugar or 3 and 3/4 cups
1 cup walnuts

Next while your cake is baking you can prepare your icing. In a good-sized mixing bowl add the 8 ounces of cream cheese, the 1/2 cup of butter and the 2 tablespoons vanilla. Next add your 16 ounces powdered sugar (3 and 3/4 cups) and 1 cup walnuts.

Note: Before adding the walnuts you want to chop them into small pieces.

Using your mixer blend all of your icing ingredients until the icing is thoroughly mixed.

Once your cake has cooled you can add the icing to the cake. For best results let your finished cake sit in your refrigerator overnight before serving. Serve the carrot cake to your guests and get ready for the complements.