Carrot Cake Without Frosting Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, pineapple, eggs and mayonnaise until well blended. Combine the rice flour, potato starch, soy flour, baking soda, cinnamon, xanthan gum, ginger and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in carrots and coconut., Pour into a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over top of cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

GRANDMA'S FABULOUS CARROT CAKE (NO PINEAPPLE!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175°C.
• Grease and line an 8" square or round tin.
• Beat sugar, oil, treacle, golden syrup and eggs till smooth.
• Sieve flour, bicarb and cinnamon and fold into mixture. Mix well.
• Stir in grated carrots, coconut and walnuts and pour into prepared tin.
• Bake for 1 hour or until firm to the touch.
• Leave to cool a little in tin, then turn out onto rack and leave till cold.
• Beat the margarine with the icing sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Add enough water to make a thick but spreadable frosting.
• Decorate with walnut pieces.

A VERY MOIST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
• Beat the oil and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the oil mixture before adding the next.
• Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl; beat into the wet mixture. Fold grated carrots through the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

NO OIL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Beat sugar and eggs together in a large bowl until thick and pale.
• Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon together.
• Fold flour mixture into the egg mixture.
• Add carrots and nuts.
• Spoon batter into a greased tube or bundt pan (or 2 loaf pans) and bake for 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.