Carrot Cake
- Title
- Carrot Cake
- Subject
- sugar
- salad oil
- eggs
- carrots
- vanilla
- nuts
- pineapple
- flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- cinnamon
- butter
- margarine
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- Description
- The favorite recipe of Margaret Gossler
Serves____
Carrot Cake
2 C sugar 2½ C flour
1½ C salad oil 3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
3 eggs ½ tsp salt
2 C grated carrots raw 1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
add ½ C nuts
1 8 1/4 oz can crushed pineapple and juice
mix in order. Bake in a 9 x 13 x 2" pan
50 minutes. 350° (over)
Back:
Frosting
¼ C butter or margarine
1 small pkg 3oz philadelphia cream cheese
1½ C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
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# Carrot Cake
*Recipe from the kitchen of Margaret Gossler*
## Ingredients
### Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups salad oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups grated carrots, raw
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup nuts
- 1 (8 3/4 oz) can crushed pineapple with juice
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
### Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 small pkg (3 oz) Philadelphia cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
## Instructions
### Cake
1. Mix ingredients together in order as listed.
2. Pour batter into a 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan.
3. Bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.
### Frosting
1. Combine butter or margarine, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
2. Beat until smooth and creamy.
### Assembly
1. Allow cake to cool completely before applying frosting.
2. Spread frosting evenly over the top of the cooled cake. - Source
- RCA0007 - Vintage Handwritten Recipe Card Collection w/ Metal Recipe Box 60+ Recipes (eBay)
- Date
- 1960s
- Contributor
- Margaret Gossler
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Handwritten on printed card
- Identifier
- RCA0007-20260618-0057
- Coverage
- Idaho, US
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Citation
“Carrot Cake,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed June 21, 2026, https://www.recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1819.