Has anyone done that or do most of you do a scratch carrot cake? I've never made it, so I'm interested! Also is cream cheese icing usually the traditional icing on carrot cake??
Thanks!
I have made carrot cake by doctoring a spice cake mix. (I don't like the idea of "carrot" bits in the carrot cake mix.) I add about a cup to cup and a half of finely shredded/grated carrot, a box of vanilla instant pudding mix, an extra egg, and 1/3 cup less water.
I have doctored a boxed carrot cake before. I usually use about 1/2 C shredded carrot and 1/2 C chopped walnuts. And I have only ever made it with cream cheese frosting. It turns out very moist, never had any complaints! I have heard of adding baby strained carrots to the mix also, but I'm not sure of the amount... Good Luck! 
On the back of the box of the Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mixm, there is a recipe for an extra added touch Carrot Cake. The recipe is as follows:
Ingredients:
1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Classic Yellow Cake Mix
2 cups fresh grated carrots
1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple with juice, undrained
1/2 cup water
3 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Baking Instructions:
1 Preheat oven to 350 ºF. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan.
2 Combine cake mix, carrots, pineapple, with juice, water, eggs, oil, pecans, and cinnamon in large mixing bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.
3 Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan.
I add a little vanilla and replace the nuts with raisins (but you can do both) and it comes out fantastic and homemade tasting.
I add carrots and rasians and extra eggs. go the recipes search carrot cake I posted a recipe here on CC.
Wow thanks everyone!! I'm a little nervous about carrot cake....haven't attempted it yet, but we'll see!
moralna - that recipe sounds great, but....I'm a little leary about the crushed pineapple part! Does it have chunks in the cake or is it just basically to sweeten the cake??? Thanks so much for your time! I'm making this for a co-worker's birthday.
the pineapple is crushed so you would have little pieces of pineapple in the cake and the juice makes it very moist, but trust me it does not overwhelm the cake. My brother, who is my biggest supporter and my biggest critic loves carrot cake and is very particular about it, loves it. If you are still a little worried about the pineapple, just use 1/2 of what the recipe calls for, but again, trust me, it does not overwhelm the cake and makes it very moist.
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