Grandma Hiers' Carrot Cake

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This was one of the easiest home made cakes to make and yummiest to eat. Give it a try, you will not regret it!

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I have never made a cake from scratch, this was my first. It was very easy and my family loved it. Thanks Paula

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The 1st bite will make you melt! I made this without any modifications. My family loved it. I trends to think they're my biggest fans anyway so I made it for my husband's get together. At first no one was interested in a typical carrot cake so it was the last dessert to be touched but the first and quickest to go! Wish I could have taken credit for it. Delicious! I'm going to try Paula's zucchini bread next. =

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Outstanding!! I also cooked this cake for Easter, and I had given up dessert for Lent. It did not disappoint! We took it to a group lunch, and all there was to take home was crumbs, as I got there just in time to get the last piece--whew! I would say that if you want a tall layer cake, double this recipe--that's the plan for next time. I wasn't sure how much it would make, but it made two standard 1 1/2" thick 9" round cakes. Icing is yummy, and my daughter, 12 and son, 10 did a lot of the work on both cake and icing, so it's fun with kids.

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I made this Cake for Easter. Let me tell you it was a hit the best cake I have ever made. Everyone Loved it. I didn't change a thing..

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Absolutely delicious! I made this carrot cake for Easter and it was fantastic. Everyone thought the cake, but especially the frosting, was to-die-for! A pretty simple recipe for non-bakers (my first time baking a cake not from a box. I made 1.5 times the frosting just in case, but it was not needed. Also, my bake time for the three pans (only had two pans, so had to do two batches was only about 25 minutes, not 40 minutes, as the recipe states - just be sure to do a toothpick test so you don't burn or dry out.

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Made this for our Easter dinner, and it was so.. easy!! very moist and great flavor!! Everyone loved it, and took home leftovers! As others have mentioned, i would def. suggest using the parchment paper.. The cakes came out very smoothly even thought they were still very moist! Im sure this will become a staple for my Easter dinners!!

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This was my first time making a carrot cake. It was so simple, easy and the family loved it. The cake was rich, moist and not sweet. I used two 9" cake pans and baked it for 50 minutes. I do recommend using parchment paper at the bottom of the pans so the cake comes out easier.
I bought a box of powdered sugar as I was not sure how many cups are in a box and a 16oz box (1 lb of powdered sugar is 3 1/2 cups.
I can't wait to make this again.

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First time making carrot cake, and I wanted to make cupcakes. Followed the recipe almost exactly (added lots of cardamom and nutmeg and knocked 10 minutes off the bake time. What cupcakes! Also added some lemon zest to the icing. Super moist cake, not too sweet icing. Thanks Paula, nailed it!

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There are simply no words that can justify how unbelievably delicious this cake is. My boyfriend, who likes neither carrots or cake, DEVOURED 2 big slices of this beauty. It was perfection!

The only thing I omitted were the pecans due to the fact that I ran out, but the cake tasted amazing without them; next time I will definitely incorporate them in. Also, instead of regular salt, I used kosher salt and it made a BIG difference. The clean taste of the salt accentuated the other ingredients perfectly.

I absolutely recommend this recipe to anybody with taste buds! I will never buy a store bought carrot cake ever again knowing that I can make something so good, so fresh and inexpensive at home.