This is an excellent cake recipe that makes moist, delicious muffins. I substituted 1 cup of Splenda Granular for 1 cup of the sugar, and I replaced 1 cup of the oil with 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce. I got 18 large muffins out of this recipe, and the crumb is so moist, you won't miss the frosting!
I made this for my daughter's birthday. It was moist and really good. I used an Italian Cream Cheese Frosting recipe that I have been using for a long time. I will make it again.
This cake is moist and delicious. One little change: I used 1 cup of oil and 1/2 cup orange juice instead of the 1 1/2 cup oil. Also used chocolate fudge icing. But it's good enough to serve w/o frosting. Everyone loved the cake and wanted recipe. Thanks!
This is a great recipe. I used the full can of crushed pineapple (364ml). And I took the advice of others here and used 1 cup if oil and 1/2 cup of orange juice. I also used a tube pan. Excellent recipe.
My husband wanted chocolate carrot cake for his birthday but as we are in the process of moving I couldn't find my cook book with the recipe. This was pretty close to what I used but not quite the same. I didn't have enough oil for the recipe and the amount indicated seemed like a ton so I substituted half for applesauce. I had just recently watched a cooking show where the pastry chef recommended mixing cake batter with a whisk instead of an automatic mixer. She said the mixer made the batter tough. I tried the whisk and it was easy and really did seem to improve the batter. It turned out really really good. Moist with a fantastic consistency. Excellent recipe!
This is the best carrot cake Ever! My family requests it every easter. It's super moist and this chocolate cake version makes it extra speciala and a must try. My hat is off to Lynn. Try this you won't be dissappointed!
a nice change from the usual carrot cake
This was AWESOME! The pineapple keeps it VERY moist maybe a little too much so. Next time I will THOUROUGHLY drain and dry the pineapple before incorporating into the recipe. Other than that this was a great scratch recipe. Rich chocolatey and dense. YUMMY!
My girlfriend gave this recipe to me a few years ago and it is the best I've ever had. I like to make four layers with the cake so you get a bit of icing in every bite.
