Moist Carrot Cake Recipe

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This moist flavorful carrot cake always gets raves, but no one ever believes me when I reveal the secret ingredient - tomato soup! It's a beautiful dessert with its light orange color and rich frosting. -Grace Yaskovic, Branchville, New Jersey

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Moist Carrot Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 12-16 Servings
15 45 60

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash salt
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup raisins or dried currants, optional
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add soup and egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the carrots, walnuts and raisins or currants if desired. Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • In another bowl, combine the first four frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cake; top with walnuts if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 342 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 289 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Moist Carrot Cake in Taste of Home April/May 1995, p33

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Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2010 by KY_Cook

The tomato soup makes this a very moist cake. It's become a much-requested recipe


Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2010 by elnicellen

This is just like the one I used to make, totally yummy!


Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2009 by annalisa_harmon

This is very good!


Reviewed on Mar. 07, 2008 by mo9957

I made this cake a few years ago and was truly amazed at how moist it was.  As with you, when  I told people the "secret" ingredient, they too were surprised.  No tomato soup taste, just a hint of a spice taste.  I had misplaced my recipe and was glad to see that it had been posted recently by someone else.  I am planning on making this cake many more times.

Maureen Garcia, Charlotte, NC


Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2008 by HJPFAFF

 
 
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