Recipe for Carrot cake?

Made one last night ,But it did not raise. 1inch x 9x13 I put 2 teaspoons of BakePowder in it.Recipe for Carrot cake?
Carrot-Pineapple Cake


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For Cake


21/2 cups all-purpose flour


2 tsp cinnamon


1 tsp baking powder


11/2 tsp baking soda


1/2 tsp salt


11/2 cup sugar


1/2 cup vegetable oil


4 large eggs


1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce


1 pound carrots, peeled and grated (about 41/2 cups)


1 can (8.5 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice


1/2 cup dark seedless raisins


1/2 cup walnuts chopped





For Icing


2 packages (8 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened


41/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted


1 tsp vanilla extract





1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F. Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.


2. In medium bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.


3. In large bowl, beat together sugar, oil, eggs, and applesauce until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until evenly moistened. Stir in carrots, pineapple with juice, raisins, and walnuts. Divide batter between prepared pans.


4. Bake until toothpick inserted in centers of cakes comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer pans to wire rack. Let cool 30 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks. Let cool completely.


5. To prepare icing: In large bowl of mixer, beat cream cheese on low speed 1 minute. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract and beat just until smooth.


6. Place one cake layer on flat plate or platter. Spread about 3/4 cup of the icing over top of this layer. Place remaining layer over iced layer. Spread remaining icing over side and top of cake.





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The recipes on this website are usually idiot-proof (they work for me!) and delicious! Good luck!
baking powder that has been opened is only good for like 6 months then all the air is let out,,,, well it isnt air, but Alton Brown told this on one of his shows, i had made pancakes that didnt rise, and just happened across this,, sure enough my powder was old
Carrot Cake


cake


1 cup raisins


2 1/4 cups flour


2 teaspoons baking soda


2 teaspoons cinnamon


1/2 teaspoon salt


3 eggs


3/4 cup melted butter, , slightly cooled


1/2 cup milk


2 cups dark brown sugar


2 teaspoons vanilla


8 ounces crushed pineapple


4 cups grated carrots


1 cup chopped walnuts


1 cup grated coconut





frosting


1/2 cup butter, softened


8 ounces cream cheese


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 box confectioners' sugar





For cake---------------.


Put raisins in a bowl and cover with boiling water.


Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.


Grease and flour a 9'; x 13'; cake pan.


Sift flour, soda, cinnamon and salt together.


Beat eggs, butter, milk, sugar and vanilla together.


Drain water from raisins with a sieve.


Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.


Stir in pineapple, carrots, walnuts, coconuts and raisins and mix.


Pour into pan and bake for about one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.


Allow to cool for 20 minutes before removing from pan.


Cool completely before Icing.


For frosting----------------.


Beat butter and cream cheese.


Add vanilla and sugar and blend well.
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