I mentioned a few posts ago about going thru a file of Recipes to Try SOON that I compiled back in the 80s or 90s. Needless to say I didn't get around to them very quickly. But the other day I finally did. This recipe for Chocolate Carrot Cake caught my eye.
Our quilting canasta group has not been able to get together to play canasta since late February. Actually they probably played the first Thursday in March, but I was absent because we were still in CA. To keep in touch I formed a conversation group to text. One day Susan mentioned she was making a chocolate carrot cake. It was one of those days I wasn't feeling very sociable so I don't really remember much that was said. But when I saw the recipe, I knew I wanted to make it.
Yesterday seemed like the perfect day and I made it and then took it to the thrift shop for the volunteers. When the shop reopened after initially closing due to the pandemic, to protect the volunteers, management decided to not open the shop on Monday, but allow just the volunteers to come in and sort. The shop also doesn't open until 11 o'clock now Tuesday thru Saturday. I have not returned yet to volunteer but decided several weeks ago that I could at least make a dessert to take in each week.
I think they will like this cake. Well, except Daniel who doesn't like coconut in recipes. Sorry Daniel. The recipe was originally in the March 1987 issue, "All-New All-Chocolate Cookbook".
CHOCOLATE CARROT CAKE
2 cups flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup oil
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
2 cups shredded carrots (about 3 large)
1-1/2 cups (1 3-1/2 to 4 - ounce can) flaked or shredded coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan and set aside.
Measure the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Stir with a whisk.
Add oil, orange juice, vanilla, and eggs.
Stir on slowest mixer speed for 30 seconds to just combine the ingredients. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes, occasionally scraping the sides of the bowl.
Stir in the carrots and coconut and
pour batter into pan.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan in wire rack for 10 minutes.
Remove and cool completely. Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar or if you prefer prepare a simple cream cheese frosting and drizzle over the top.
Numbers are going wild in Florida and Texas especially. Reports from Missouri will show we are on the rise one day but then staying steady the next. Compared to other states and areas, the Kansas City area has not had a lot but then our mayor acted quickly back in the middle of March. Too bad some of the other areas didn't, also.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC NUMBERS, 7/13/2020
UNITED STATES
CONFIRMED CASES 3,414,105
RECOVERED CASES 1,517,560
DEATHS 137,787
GLOBAL
CONFIRMED CASES 13,041,695
RECOVERED CASES 7,612,389
DEATHS 571,660
Our quilting canasta group has not been able to get together to play canasta since late February. Actually they probably played the first Thursday in March, but I was absent because we were still in CA. To keep in touch I formed a conversation group to text. One day Susan mentioned she was making a chocolate carrot cake. It was one of those days I wasn't feeling very sociable so I don't really remember much that was said. But when I saw the recipe, I knew I wanted to make it.
Yesterday seemed like the perfect day and I made it and then took it to the thrift shop for the volunteers. When the shop reopened after initially closing due to the pandemic, to protect the volunteers, management decided to not open the shop on Monday, but allow just the volunteers to come in and sort. The shop also doesn't open until 11 o'clock now Tuesday thru Saturday. I have not returned yet to volunteer but decided several weeks ago that I could at least make a dessert to take in each week.
I think they will like this cake. Well, except Daniel who doesn't like coconut in recipes. Sorry Daniel. The recipe was originally in the March 1987 issue, "All-New All-Chocolate Cookbook".
CHOCOLATE CARROT CAKE
2 cups flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup oil
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
2 cups shredded carrots (about 3 large)
1-1/2 cups (1 3-1/2 to 4 - ounce can) flaked or shredded coconut
Numbers are going wild in Florida and Texas especially. Reports from Missouri will show we are on the rise one day but then staying steady the next. Compared to other states and areas, the Kansas City area has not had a lot but then our mayor acted quickly back in the middle of March. Too bad some of the other areas didn't, also.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC NUMBERS, 7/13/2020
UNITED STATES
CONFIRMED CASES 3,414,105
RECOVERED CASES 1,517,560
DEATHS 137,787
GLOBAL
CONFIRMED CASES 13,041,695
RECOVERED CASES 7,612,389
DEATHS 571,660
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