I have always loved watching Paula Deen on talk shows and on her cooking show.
She always cooks up the most amazing southern recipes and I have always wanted to try cooking one of her recipes but never knew which one to choose.
The other day I had a craving for some carrot cake, but since I have never made homemade carrot cake I had to research Google. The first recipe that popped up was Grandma Hiers’ Carrot Cake and the recipe was provided by Paula Deen.
I don’t know if Grandma Hier is Paula Deen’s grandma or a friend’s grandma but I have to say that the cake that Paula was making looked delicious, so I chose to add this one to my House of Fauci’s recipe collection.
I have to first say that this Carrot Cake will not make you skinny, but you will love every bite of it!
This cake is truly amazing and each bite melts in your mouth.
Looking at the cake recipe I contemplated cutting the 2 cups of sugar down to 1 cup but since I’ve never made it, I was not sure if those 2 cups made the cake for what it was. In addition, the icing uses a 16 – ounce box of powdered sugar. I did not change the recipe because like I said before since this was my first Paula Deen recipe, I did not want to possibly ruin it by altering it.
If I was to make this recipe again, I may consider thinning out the icing and using less cream cheese and powdered sugar.
If you decide to bake this Carrot Cake as shown on the Paula Deen website or if you choose to change it up, I am sure it will melt in your mouth.
After you have baked your cake and allowed it to cool, you should store the cake in the fridge and possibly freeze some slices so that you do not find yourself doing what I did; eating it all in just a few days.
I bet this cake is SO good!! Carrot cake is absolutely one of my favorites EVER!
I have never had carrot cake! Maybe because I didn’t grew up with it but I am scared that it taste overpowering like carrot. I think I just need to buckle down and try it 🙂 Happy new year Aimee 🙂
I love carrot cake! I try to maintain a gluten free diet, but every now and then I have cheat days and cakes are usually included on that day. 🙂
I love carrot cake! That is one of my favorite, not to sweet for me and can be made low fat.
Carrot Cake is my weakness. I love it. Almost as I love pumpkin anything. I thought I saw somewhere that she had redone a carrot cake recipe to help with her diabetic lifestyle. I can’t remember where I saw that though.
I have family and friends who love carrot cake and this sounds like a great recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!
This looks really good. I love carrot cake and I can’t wait to make this. Thanks for the recipe.
Looks awesome. Paula Deen knows her way around the kitchen.
Oh, this looks yummy! Carrot Cake is my MIL’s fave – I normally make her one for her birthday 🙂
I have never made my own carrot cake before. That looks so good. I may have to tell my husband to make that for us.
I love carrot cake so much, it’s one of my favorites to have and this recipe looks so yummy; I love all that icing!
This looks DELICIOUS. I have family members who love cooking all of Paula Deen’s recipes. I haven’t attempted any myself.
What a moist and yummy looking carrot cake! Looks like I could have a slice or two
Carrot cake is one of my all time faves! This looks delish.
Just like all of Paula Deen’s recipes this looks amazing! So moist – I could eat that cake in one siting!
I discovered that I loved carrot cake as a child. The creaminess and sweetness had me in heaven. Paul Dean’s version I am sure is delish. Probably very rich with butter but hey that is the best in moderation isn’t it?
Yum! That looks delicious. Everyday is good day to eat carrot cake!
Yummmmm, I’m a huge carrot cake fan and this looks delish! Plus, Paula Deen can do no wrong when it comes to baking!
Very good looking carrot cake great food photo of that cake makes me wish you could hit a button and have a slice drop right on a plate next to the key board like in the Jetsons. Not sure why I thought that but guess a healthy alternative to all the other sugary cakes out there carrot cake is one of my favorites
I’ve never had a slice of carrot cake before. Isn’t that crazy? I just didn’t think I would like it, but it looks so good!
I could most definitely eat this all in one day, LOL. The pictures really show how moist it is. I will have to try this.
I haven’t had a good carrot cake in a very long time. I need to try this recipe out!
I have never had carrot cake before. My son is a huge freak for carrot muffins so I bet he would totally be loving this if I made it!
i love carrot cake and my Aunt makes a homemade one! The cream cheese frosting is the best part and this one has thick layers! Yum. I agree about freezing cake so you don’t eat it all. I just did that with a rum cake I made for Christmas.
I love eating carrot cake and I wish I was eating yours now Aimee!
This looks amazing. I am a fan of Paula Deen.
I always used to refuse to eat carrot cake because of the name, I tried it last year in the end and yum it is delicious! x
That cream cheese icing looks amazing. Wouldn’t I love to have a big fat slice for breakfast!
Yum! Carrot cake is one of my favorite types of cake.
This looks amazingly moist, and the frosting looks heavenly! I made carrot cake for my son’s 1st birthday since I wanted to make him a “healthy” cake ;)! This frosting looks WAY better than the one I used, though.
Carrot cake is probably my favorite cake. I’ve made Paula’s baby Jack carrot cake a few times. It calls for a jar of baby food carrots and I had made a similar one years ago and had lost the recipe. My cream cheese frosting always called for an entire box of powdered sugar, but I found one recently that tastes just as good (or better) and only uses one cup of powdered sugar but a stick of butter. There’s always a trade off, I guess.
I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Wish I had a big piece with my coffee for breakfast. Yum!
I love a good carrot cake with good cream cheese frosting, yum! Paula Deen always has some yummy recipes!
Until a few years ago I was not a fan of carrot cake. Now I love it. Yours looks so moist and delicious. Now I want a piece 🙂
This cake looks delicious. I love a good carrot cake.
I’m not a big carrot cake fan but I really love Paula Deen – even though I’m not big on the taste, it looks delicious haha
This looks so delicious! I recently started baking and I’ll be adding this recipe to my collection. I’ll only bake it if i’ve done my cardio for the week thought. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Delicious! Carrot cake is my husband’s favorite, so we always bake a large one on his birthday. I didn’t appreciate a good carrot cake until high school, and now I regret all of the younger years of missing out. I love baking carrot cake cupcakes around Easter – so much fun!
I think my favorite part is the icing!
Carrot cake is one of my favorites. I am going to have to try your recipe.
Carrot cake has always been one of my favorites… but only if it is homemade. This looks so moist… I bet it was delish.
I love Paula Deen! Her recipes are always true comfort food – plus, Southern cooking/baking is the best 🙂