pat's award winning carrot cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 (4 ounce) jars carrot baby food
• 1/2 cup grated carrot
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
• sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. set aside.
• in a large bowl, mix the oil and sugar until smooth. beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. blend in the flour mixture just until combined. stir in chopped pecans, carrot baby food, grated carrots, and coconut. pour batter into prepared pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out a wire rack and cool completely.