Cranberry Carrot Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This cranberry carrot cake recipe is moist and good. Cranberries are a nice change from raisins most people use. Use your favorite cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated carrots
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
2 Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
3 Beat sugar, mayonnaise, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until blended, scraping the bowl occasionally. Stir in flour mixture; fold in carrots, pineapple, cranberries, and pecans. Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove from the pans, and cool completely on wire racks, about 1 hour.