Sam's Famous Carrot Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 15
Yield: 15 servings

Description

Sam's famous carrot cake recipe combines shredded carrots, pineapple, raisins, walnuts, and coconut to make a wonderfully moist and memorable dessert.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups shredded carrots
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x12-inch pan.
2 Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
3 Mix sugar, eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla together in a large bowl; gradually add flour mixture until just combined.
4 Combine shredded carrots, pineapple, coconut, walnuts, and raisins in a separate bowl; stir into cake batter using a large wooden spoon until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow cake to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.