Katelyn Brooke

Carrot Cake

family· photography· recipes

10 Jul

Simply put, this cake is amazing.  It’s Brian and my dad’s favorite, and it’s definitely one of mine too.  It takes a while to make just because there is so much stuff in it, but I promise that it will be worth it!  And all that stuff makes it easier to rationalize when you are eating it for breakfast for days afterward (this cake is HUGE!)

Yes, Brian frosted his own birthday cake.  He is a cake frosting wizard, and he offered so… I took him up on it.  Check out his skills!

Cutting the cake is not always the easiest thing in the world, but it still tastes delicious!  You can read the full recipe on Susan Branch’s site, and here are my notes below:

  • This time I made the cake the day before and then frosted it the next day, which worked well except make sure you flip the cakes out of the pans to cool!  I forgot, so my mom Googled it and it said that if you heat them at 250 degrees then they will come out.  That mostly worked, but there was still a chunk out of one of them.  Also, screw oiling the pan, go for the Baker’s Joy.
  • Instead of using a sieve for the pineapple, I did as my mom suggested- squeeze all the juice out of it by hand until it’s almost dry.  This might be because we don’t have a sieve, but apparently if you don’t get all the juice out the cake will fall apart on you.  It’s a really moist cake.
  • A few years ago I made this cake without the carrots.  I know.  See that giant thing of carrots?  It wasn’t in there.  And guess what?  It was still good.  It didn’t seem that weird.  This cake is awesome.
  • I grated the carrots in my mom’s Kitchen Aid using the grater attachment.
This is our favorite page in the cookbook, as you can probably tell!  Check out the recipe on the opposite page.

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  1. The Bookness says

    July 10, 2012 at 9:37 am

    This looks AMAZING! I am at work now, and craving this baby.

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  2. Blue Dog Belle says

    July 10, 2012 at 9:48 am

    YUM! you know you have good guy when he enjoys frosting a cake. Hope y'all had a great birthday weekend!

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  3. Sara says

    July 10, 2012 at 9:56 am

    That looks so, so delicious! I'm a HUGE fan of carrot cake, so you can bet I'll be making this sometime this week! xo

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  4. Anna {dear friend} says

    July 10, 2012 at 10:13 am

    Carrot cake is my FAVORITE!!

    And this one looks especially delicious! :)

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  5. Bekuh Browning says

    July 10, 2012 at 10:25 am

    Your carrot cake looks beyond amazing. I'm not usually a huge sweets person but man could I go for a huge piece of that cake right about now!

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  6. Bri Buzali says

    July 10, 2012 at 10:30 am

    I've never tried to make a carrot cake because it's looked so intimidating, but after seeing how delish this looks I think I'm going to have to try it!

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  7. prettyanddelectable says

    July 10, 2012 at 10:52 am

    This looks amazing and delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. photography4thecreator says

    July 10, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Wow, that looks absolutely delectable, I am so craving Carrot cake about now! I just can't get over your hubby frosting the cake, so cute :)

    Janelle – J.P Photography

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  9. Katie Price says

    July 10, 2012 at 11:58 am

    What a beautiful cake, Kate! And I'm really intrigued by the cookbook itself. I'll have to go check out her site.

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  10. Cara says

    July 10, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    This looks so delicious! As much as I love carrot cake I have never tried to make it myself. I think this post may have changed that!

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  11. kaitlyn says

    July 10, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    This looks amazing! Great job :)

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  12. Taylor B. says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    That cake looks amazing! I'm going to be brave and attempt to make it. Wish me luck

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  13. Faison says

    July 10, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Oh my gosh, that cake looks so delicious! I might have to make one this weekend. (Peter will love you forever for this post!)

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  14. Kristen @ Confessions of a GDS says

    July 11, 2012 at 2:13 am

    uh muh goddd that looks so amazing! Carrot cake is my favorite. I'm going to have to bookmark this. Thanks for sharing your delicious creation Kate!! :)

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  15. Blue Eyed Night Owl says

    July 11, 2012 at 5:36 am

    That looks so pretty! And it sounds delicious as well. I love carrot cake!

    blueeyednightowl.blogspot.com/

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  16. Heather says

    July 11, 2012 at 7:02 am

    This looks AMAZING! Save me a piece please :)

    XO
    http://www.pearlsandpaws.blogspot.com

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  17. Milynn luong says

    July 11, 2012 at 7:59 am

    Oh yum! My parents love carrot cake, I think I'll surprise them with some this weekend!

    Love and Whimsy Blog

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  18. Kaytlynn says

    July 11, 2012 at 8:41 am

    This looks awesome. I love your cake stand!

    – Kaytlynn
    lifewithlemon.blogspot.com

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  19. Jayme and Mendi says

    July 11, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Carrot cake is my favorite!! This looks so good!!

    Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings

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  20. jessica says

    July 11, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    YUM that looks delicious! Must try!

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  21. Krissy B says

    July 18, 2012 at 12:28 am

    So, my mouth just filled entirely up with saliva. haha. I love me some carrot cake. When you really sit down and think about it, it has the most random ingredients – carrot in a cake? pineapple? – but it's soooo good. Your hubby clearly has excellent taste to pick it for his birthday cake. ;)

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