Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's PartyEpisode: Decades

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (83)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(83)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
16 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 55 min

Recipe Tools:

Select a Card Size

Add To My Recipe Box

Success

This recipe was added to your Folder_Name folder.

Do not show this message again

Add To My Recipe Box

Please sign in to add this recipe to your Recipe Box.

Ingredients

Butter, for greasing pans
Flour, for dusting pans

For the cake:

2 cups self-rising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups granulated sugar
2 (4-ounce) jars strained carrot baby food
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

For the frosting:

1/2 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (16-ounce) box confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (8 or 9-inch) cake pans.

For the cake:

Mix together the flour, cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and blend well with a handheld electric mixer for about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto lint-free dishcloth, or waxed paper, and allow to cool completely.

For the frosting:

Mix all ingredients with handheld electric mixer and blend until smooth and creamy.

Frost layers, top, and sides of cooled cake.

Next Recipe

More recipes? Try these recommendations:

Similar Recipe

Carrot Ice Cream Cake

Picture of Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake Recipe

Photo: Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake

Similar Recipes

Recipes Like This

All About…

Recipe Collections

Showing 1-10 of 55

View all 55 Dessert Collections

Comments & Reviews

recipe Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake
SUSAN Davenport, FL 01-28-2010
Flag

Best Cake Ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Who would have thought of using baby food? My daughter left some of my granddaughter's food behind after a visit so I just... had to try this recipe. I now keep some in my pantry so that I can make a cake without a visit to the store. Read more
recipe Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake
Elizabeth Shaker Heights, OH 01-26-2010
Flag

Love it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this for my my grandma's 93rd b-day party. Took other reviewers' suggestions and made a few changes; added a few grated... carrots, substituted unsweetened apple sauce for half of the oil, added some vanilla beans and used reduced fat cream cheese for the frosting. I'm sure the original version is pretty great, but I was very happy with how my slightly lighter version turned out. Not only did this recipe taste great, but it was super easy to make. Read more
recipe Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake
ashley Phoenix, AZ 12-28-2009
Flag

MIghta been great had it not been so grease
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

The cake had a good flavor, but I could not get passed the grease, man talk about a heart attack food..
recipe Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake
erika greenville, SC 11-24-2009
Flag

Love it!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is one of the best recipe for carrot cake that I have ever made for friends and family. I make it for many of my... co-workers. Only problem I ran into is 325 degree in the oven wasnt the correct temperature for my oven b/c due to the oil the cake was two heavy. I had to adjust the oven to 350 this came out better but I still some times have a dip in the middle of the cake. Any suggestion? Nevertheless the cake it wonderful. Read more
recipe Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake
Beverly Toledo, OH 11-09-2009
Flag

I subsituted PUMPKIN!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used about a cup of pumpkin instead of the carrots and it was the most delicious moist "pumpkin cake" I have ever had.... Great recipe Paula!!Read more
recipe Sweet Baby Jack Carrot Cake
Louise chandler, AZ 10-06-2009
Flag

a grat carrot cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have a similar carrot cake recipe- mine also calls for a small can of crushed pineapple, drained and 1/2 cup of coconut... added to the batter at the end, by hand with your spatula, makes an even more moist cake. For those that like pineapple and coconut. Always received compliments on this cake. Read more