Carrot Cake from a Mix

This was a pretty good recipe for a boxed cake mix. I did as quite a few others did and added about 3/4 C. grated carrot. I also used walnuts and pecans. I like them both and couldn't make up my mind so I settled on both...win win! I also tossed in some coconut and baked in 2 9inch round cake pans. For the frosting I used 4oz cream cheese, 4oz mascarpone cheese, 1/3 C. softened butter, 4 C. powdered sugar, crushed pineapple, a few drops of coconut extract and then sprinkled toasted coconut on top. I put the frosting in between the layers and had just enough to frost the whole cake.

Carrot Cake IV Haiku: "Four Stars for Cake IV! I used carrot baby food, with yellow box cake." I had a lonely box of yellow cake mix in the pantry, so I followed this recipe, but added 3 small jars of carrot baby food, as well as a small shake of cinnamon. Topped with a glossy cream cheese frosting recipe from here, and dotted with golden raisins, this turned out to be a terrific Easter dessert, w/ minimal effort. (I think the carrot baby food added an especially moist touch. I also did it in a bundt pan for about 50 min.)

For a cake that comes out of a box, this is really not too bad. I used walnut oil in place of the vegetable oil. I just feel it needs a little something. I used a BC moist carrot cake mix. I think next time I may add a little bit of spice and some dried fruit.

For a cake that comes out of a box, this is really not too bad. I used walnut oil in place of the vegetable oil. I just feel it needs a little something. I used a BC moist carrot cake mix. I think next time I may add a little bit of spice and some dried fruit.

For a cake that comes out of a box, this is really not too bad. I used walnut oil in place of the vegetable oil. I just feel it needs a little something. I used a BC moist carrot cake mix. I think next time I may add a little bit of spice and some dried fruit.

This is my husband's favorite cake and he really loved it. I took advice from the other reviews and pureed the pineapples. I also shredded a little bit of carrot and added to the batter as suggested in previous reviews. I used a carrot cake mix with pudding. I did not add the walnuts to the batter. I used store bought cream cheese frosting and sprinkled pecans on top.

I added raisins and pecans to this recipe. It was quite good.

Very good. Made as described except added a handful of freshly grated carrot and 1/4 cup of raisins. Good flavor. It didn't rise as much as I expected but the cake mix had been sitting around for a LONG while so that could have been a factor. Thank you.