Moist Carrot Cake

Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Makes

12-16 servings

Updated: Apr. 11, 2022
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

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
  • 1 large 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

  1. 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.
  2. In another bowl, combine the first four frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cake; top with walnuts if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 342 calories, 14g fat (5g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 289mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.