I've been looking around and there are many out there but I am wondering which YOU have tried and have personally found to be excellent.

I thank anyone/everyone in advance for any ideas!

Happy New Year!

Ally

(I'm looking to make a 2-layer 10" round Carrot cake for mid January.)

I did a quick search on all recipes and you could try one from there:

http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=carrot%20cake


I can't give you mine because what works for one person may not work for you. And it varies for the person that you are making it for. Some recipes use raisins but I wouldn't use that in mine but again you have to try what works for you. I would start out to see which ones have good reviews and go from there.

This one is excellent. It's the only one I use.

http://cakecentral.com/recipes/7362/carrot-cake-or-banana-cake

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/cakes/carrot-cake/

I've been using this one for years. I add 1/2 cup of shredded coconut and a 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts.

Two 10" layers is a fairly big cake. Whichever recipe you try, you'll probably need to make more than 1 batch.

I used to use my mom's recipe for years, but I always found the texture to be too crumbly..then I came across this one on this site - it is a base recipe for both a banana or a carrot cake. It is amazing either way - gives a delicious, moist and dense cake. My customers LOVE it. I do a variety of add-ins, but usually let the customer decide what they prefer...my add ins for the carrot cake includes raisins, currants, shredded coconuts, crushed pineapple and nuts. I hope this helps!

http://cakecentral.com/recipes/7362/carrot-cake-or-banana-cake

Thanks so much!

I use southern living best carrot cake ever it is wonderful it is on their site enjoy

I recently posted my favorite on CC's recipe site. It's the Orange Carrot Cake. I've been using it for years and everyone who's tasted it has really liked it. It's a very moist and delicious cake. Calls for a whole orange---peel and all. Try it...you might like it.

I use Mrs. Fields carrot cake recipe. It is delicious. I did adjust the baking time to 50 minutes.

Kay

This recipe is from the Colorado Cache cookbook, I've made this several times over the years and it truely is the very best carrot cake I've ever had. My brother in CA also uses this recipe and it appears to bake well in any altitude. The directions list a rectangle pan but I've baked this as rounds of every size(just takes less time to bake so keep your eye on it, if doing rounds)Also, I don't grease and sugar the pan- I grease, flour and use parchment on the bottom. This is seriously a must-try recipe:

Cover Mountain Carrot Cake

1 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup of sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
3 cups of grated carrots
2 cups of unbleached flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of baking soda
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons of ground allspice
1 cup of chopped pecans
1 cup of raisins
1 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions:

http://www.food.com/recipe/cover-mountain-carrot-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-66222

hi, me again, lol. If you do 1 and 1/2 recipe will get you the 2 10"layers you need....although if you double the recipe then you could have a cake for yourself to enjoy! Another thing I do is that I add a 1/2 tsp of ground cloves. And for those raisin haters (I'm one of them) the golden raisins compliment the cake so well that even I can't leave them out!

jnf1- i absolutely love the southern living recipe too! it was in one of my mom's old southern living year books and its the only recipe she ever used and now the recipe i ever use =D the buttermilk glaze and cream cheese frosting make it to die for (all recipes on link) =D

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000000257583

Yield: 1 (9-inch) cake
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated carrot
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (3 1/2-ounce) can flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation:

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000000257583

Aej6, I've never found the oil to be too much in the orange carrot cake recipe. I know it's more than most recipes for carrot cake, but it works with this particular recipe.

Thanks so much, again, everyone....great ideas and very kind of you to all share....my co-workers better be ready for some serious Carrot Cake Taste-Testing! hahahahaha!

WOO HOO

Off to bake..............

I like this (butter based) Straight Up Carrot Cake:

http://cakecentral.com/recipes/6073/carrot-cake-straight-up

HTH