32 Ways to Get More Carrot Cake in Your Life

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32 Ways to Get More Carrot Cake in Your Life2/32 Carrot Cupcakes 19 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved DAN ROBERTS FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 35 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: To try to get my family to eat more vegetables, I often “hide” nutritional foods inside sweet treats. The shredded carrots add wonderful moistness to these cupcakes, which have a rich cream cheese frosting. Now we can have our cake and eat our vegetables, too! —Doreen Kelly, Rosyln, Pennsylvania 3/32 Vertical Carrot Cake 12 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR

Mark Neufang, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4/32 Carrot Cake

TASTE OF HOME Total Time 1 hour 50 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This vertical spin on a cherished classic is packed with spices and sure to impress. The brown butter cream cheese frosting truly takes the vertical cake over the top! — Mark Neufang, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4/32 Carrot Cake Pancakes 5 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 30 min Servings 1 dozen (0.50 cup syrup) Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Here’s a way for fans of carrot cake to have their favorite dessert for breakfast. These delicate, decadent pancakes are drizzled

with sweet and spicy maple syrup that complements the sour cream and nut topping. —Leane Goering, Salem, Indiana 5/32 Wonderful Carrot Cake 24 Reviews Contest Winner Total Time 1 hour 5 min Servings 24 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This healthy carrot cake recipe is moist, tender and delicious. Kids will love it because it’s sweet, and you’ll love it because it’s packed with good-for-you carrots. —Brenda Rankhorn, New Market, Alabama 6/32 Carrot Blueberry Cupcakes 12 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Carrot Blueberry Cupcakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings 16 cupcakes Go

to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Carrots, blueberries, pineapple and zucchini make an interesting and delicious combination in these unique little treats.—Patricia Kile, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. 7/32 Pressure-Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal 9 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pressure-Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 20 min Servings 8 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This warm breakfast cereal made in the pressure cooker is a great way to add some veggies in the morning and keep a healthy diet! For extra crunch, I garnish individual servings with ground walnuts or pecans.—Debbie Kain, Colorado Springs, Colorado

And they’re topped with a rich cream cheese frosting

8/32 Carrot Sheet Cake 19 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Carrot Sheet Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings 30 servings Go to Recipe 9/32 Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies 11 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 40 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies taste just like it with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves. And they’re topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. Who could resist? Each cookie is like eating a piece of carrot cake,

but with no fork needed!

but with no fork needed! —Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania 10/32 Carrot Honey Loaf 9 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Carrot Honey Loaf Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 20 min Servings 1 loaf (16 slices) Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: As a busy health-care professional and mom, one of the most meaningful gifts I give to the people I love is my time and skills in the kitchen. I have been baking since I was 7 years old and while I still am an avid baker, raising three children, caring for three dogs and working

full-time leaves me with little energy!

full-time leaves me with little energy! My family appreciates all my efforts and this is a favorite extra “gift” I give people for special events like a housewarming or welcoming a new baby. It is especially good toasted with butter. —Krystal Horudko, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 11/32 Pineapple Carrot Cake 14 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pineapple Carrot Cake Recipe photo by Christine Ma for Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings 12 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This moist cake with cream cheese frosting is the best I’ve ever eaten. It’s so simple, too, because

it uses two jars of baby food instead of fresh carrots that need to be grated

it uses two jars of baby food instead of fresh carrots that need to be grated. —Jeanette McKenna, Vero Beach, Florida 12/32 Carrot Dump Cake 9 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Carrot Dump Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 12 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Because our family adores carrot cake, I experimented to find an easy way to make it so we could enjoy it all the time. This super moist dump cake version makes my family smile when it suddenly appears on the table. —Bonnie Hawkins, Elkhorn, Wisconsin 13/32 Spiced

Turns out, it’s my favorite, too!

Carrot Cake 1 Review Spiced Carrot Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 50 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My mom made this cake for my birthday one year because carrot cake is her favorite. Turns out, it’s my favorite, too! Now when I make it, I love it with lots of spice. The pumpkin pie spice is a perfect shortcut, but you could use a custom blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. —Jaris Dykas, Knoxville, Tennessee 14/32 Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies 3 Reviews Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies Recipe photo by

Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings 1-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This cookie’s always been a favorite with my kids, and a best-seller at bake sales. If you want to gild the lily, you can add toasted chopped walnuts or pecans to the frosting. —Linda Ross, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 15/32 Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 50 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved GRACE NATOLI SHELDON FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 1 hour 5 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested

that my mom make each year for my birthday

that my mom make each year for my birthday. It’s dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in. One piece of this carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is never enough—it’s better than all the other carrot cakes I’ve tried! —Kim Orr, West Grove, Pennsylvania 16/32 Coconut Carrot Muffins 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 1 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: If you like carrot cake, you’ll probably like these muffins, too. They make a neat treat for

an Easter get-together!

an Easter get-together! I use canned carrots to save some extra time in the kitchen. —Brittany Carrington, Tehachapi, California 17/32 Carrot Bundt Cake 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Ruthie Darling for Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 20 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My grandma was very special to me. She had a big country kitchen that was full of wonderful aromas any time we visited. This was one of her prized cake recipes, and it continues to be a favorite from generation to generation. —Denise Strasz, Detroit, Michigan 18/32 Carrot Cheesecake 13

My family loves this creamy make-ahead dessert

Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Carrot Cheesecake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 30 min Servings 12 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My family loves this creamy make-ahead dessert. Unlike traditional cheesecake, I sprinkle a streusel topping over the filling. It needs to be refrigerated overnight and is well worth the wait. —Misty Wellman, Scottsdale, Arizona 19/32 Carrot-Cranberry Spice Cake 3 Reviews Carrot-Cranberry Spice Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 10 min Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I love carrot cake and

those made with cranberries

those made with cranberries. Using leftover cranberry sauce, I add carrots to make one marvelous cake that’s tangy and sweet. —Elizabeth King, Duluth, Minnesota 20/32 Carrot Cake Jam 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Carrot Cake Jam Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 45 min Servings 8 half-pints Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: For a change of pace from berry jams, try this unique option. Spread on a bagel with cream cheese, it tastes almost as good as real carrot cake! —Rachelle Stratton, Rock Springs, Wyoming 21/32 Classic Carrot Cake 72 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Classic Carrot

My carrot cake with pineapple earned first place!

Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 5 min Servings 15 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I entered this yummy, moist cake in a Colorado Outfitters Association dessert contest. My carrot cake with pineapple earned first place! —Cheri Eby, Gunnison, Colorado 22/32 Chocolate Carrot Cake 25 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour Servings 16 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Finely shredding the carrots gives this cake an extra-nice texture. The walnuts sprinkled on top add crunch, but

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