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Carrot cake from mix

susan423 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:21:07 GMT

Hi Guys,

I need to make a carrot cake for a friends birthday and don't really feel like doing one from scratch so I bought a mix but I want to add to it to make it special. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to it to make it special? I am making the cream cheese frosting for it.

Re: Carrot cake from mix

sunshine45 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:41:48 GMT

add these ingredients to the carrot cake mix and it will be delicious and taste more homemade.

i use a bundt pan for this.

make sure to grease/butter the pan well, lightly dust with flour, and for good measure i then spray with some pam.

boxed cake mix

1 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon good vanilla extract

4 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup melted butter

sift the cake mix if you can and then add remaining ingredients and blend well. pour into bundt pan and bake in a preheated oven for about one hour and ten minutes at 300 degrees. let stand for ten minutes and then turn upside down and cool on wire rack. i like dusting it with powdered sugar, but if you have a frosting then you are set.

if you want to add a streusal mix to top off the frosting then mix together 4 T brown sugar, 1 C finely chopped nuts, 2 tsp cinnamon (i use my ninja and do a few pulses). i use this as a streusal mix if i am making a plainer cake. i put some in the bottom of the pan, some in a layer after pouring some of the batter in, and then some on top of the batter. if would also work on top of your frosting instead of in the cake.

Re: Carrot cake from mix

saversmom — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:52:16 GMT

I add a little diced pineapple.

Re: Carrot cake from mix

susan423 — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:36:08 GMT

On 1/20/2014 sunshine45 said:
add these ingredients to the carrot cake mix and it will be delicious and taste more homemade.

i use a bundt pan for this.

make sure to grease/butter the pan well, lightly dust with flour, and for good measure i then spray with some pam.

boxed cake mix

1 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon good vanilla extract

4 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup melted butter

sift the cake mix if you can and then add remaining ingredients and blend well. pour into bundt pan and bake in a preheated oven for about one hour and ten minutes at 300 degrees. let stand for ten minutes and then turn upside down and cool on wire rack. i like dusting it with powdered sugar, but if you have a frosting then you are set.

if you want to add a streusal mix to top off the frosting then mix together 4 T brown sugar, 1 C finely chopped nuts, 2 tsp cinnamon (i use my ninja and do a few pulses). i use this as a streusal mix if i am making a plainer cake. i put some in the bottom of the pan, some in a layer after pouring some of the batter in, and then some on top of the batter. if would also work on top of your frosting instead of in the cake.

That sounds really good. Thanks!

Re: Carrot cake from mix

luvsbulldogs — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 04:45:46 GMT

Can you use the smaller sized boxed mixes that are now out?

Re: Carrot cake from mix

Big Sister — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 04:51:10 GMT

Add a small can of crushed pineapple.

Re: Carrot cake from mix

betteb — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 04:56:11 GMT

Reduce the oil called for to 2 tbls and add 1 cup of pumpkin puree or 1 medium cooked, peeled and mashed sweet potato or 1 cup of applesauce.

You can also grate a fresh carrot into the mix. I've done the drained crushed pineapple someone else mentioned too.

Re: Carrot cake from mix

lovesrecess — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 05:01:05 GMT

small can of crushed pineapple

1/2 c chopped pecans

Re: Carrot cake from mix

house cat — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:03:33 GMT

If you add raisins, toss them with a tbs. of flour so they don't sink to the bottom.

I bought a boxed carrot cake mix recently and it came with a packet of dehydrated carrots and some other things. I wouldn't use it all the time, but in a pinch, it was delicious.

Re: Carrot cake from mix

AuntG — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 14:09:49 GMT

Was out on Amazon looking for a carrot cake mix and noticed that M&M's have a seasonal carrot cake flavor. Maybe I'll decorate the cake with them.

Re: Carrot cake from mix

stilltamn8r — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 17:17:13 GMT

I always add a small container of baby food strained carrots to mine...

Re: Carrot cake from mix

stilltamn8r — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 17:17:47 GMT

and I like raisins I and pineapple in it too...

Re: Carrot cake from mix

champagnepoodle — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 18:21:29 GMT

On 3/8/2014 bigsister said:
Add a small can of crushed pineapple.

Wowza! I am going to try this! Thanks Bigsister!