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Highly recommended","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-03-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueSushi"},"reviewBody":"BEST CARROT CAKE RECIPE EVER!!!!  EXCELLENT!!!! Made exactly the way recipe is written.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-01-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldAnchor"},"reviewBody":"Only change was pecans for walnuts because I have pecans. This cake is so good I sent half of it to work with my nephew to keep us from pigging out. Moist, tender, good balance of sweet and spice. Definite keeper.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-04-17","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanBottleOpener"},"reviewBody":"I am making this cake the second time in two weeks! I've got out of town guest coming and I can't think of a dessert they would like more. This is the best carrot cake ever! With a few more folks in the house, I don't have to worry about eating the whole thing all by myself.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-11-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanBattery"},"reviewBody":"It was fantastic and delicious taste","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-03-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleAnchor"},"reviewBody":"The whole family loved it!  Even my picky son gave it a 9.5 out of ten rating! I will definitely use it again!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-09-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangePalmtree"},"reviewBody":"First ever homemade carrot cake & it was amazing!! Great recipe!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-06-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeBeer"},"reviewBody":"Excellent excellent excellent!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-09-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurplePopsicle"},"reviewBody":"This carrot cake was very simple. I made it for a friends birthday and they thought it was great. I had made the cream cheese frosting between 2 layers and decorated the cake using  buttercream. I did use vegetable oil rather than the canola and it was fine.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-03-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeBeer"},"reviewBody":"Great recipe.  very moist.  I baked this in a fluted bundt cake pan and it took 55 minutes to cook it through.  Will definitely save and make many more times.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2018-03-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenElephant"},"reviewBody":"I made this for one of the DD folks I work with. Made it Tuesday night for a birthday  on Wednesday. When my Wednesday  graveyard shift started I went to get a piece and there was one tiny sliver of cake left. The boys were in heaven and so was the stafff","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-10-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedBlowdryer"},"reviewBody":"Great, light and flavorful cake!  I would simply change one teaspoon of baking soda to baking powder to get rid of the soda taste.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-10-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveCarrot"},"reviewBody":"I tried this recipe last night, and it fell apart.  Again, I tried it today and made three cakes.  They all fell apart as well. The taste is wonderful, but this recipe needs to be tweeked a little bit before you have it showing on google so close to the top.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-10-26","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenGrapes"},"reviewBody":"Great recipe! The blood from your knuckles just adds flavor.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-03-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeQuill"},"reviewBody":"best carrot cake ever!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-01-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurplePalmtree"},"reviewBody":"Excellent recipe!  I added some raisons and it came out great!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-05-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleFlower"},"reviewBody":"This is outstanding.  We don't eat nuts - just left them out and it was WONDERFUL!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-03-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeBlowdryer"},"reviewBody":"Just made this and if I could give it more stars I would.  This is delicious.  I could have eaten the entire cake. Followed the recipe exactly and can't find a thing bad about it.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-06-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleCherries"},"reviewBody":"I Made this for my Mom for Mother's Day, She is picky about her Carrot Cake, as her favorite was from a restraunt called Bakers Square, since the nearest one to us is out of business I had to find a recipe that might compare! This Was wonderful I added a Cup of Raisins to complete it, and some \" Nut topping\" on top and She and the Whole Family loved it! This is the First cake I have ever baked from scratch and it was soooo easy, and turned out nice and moist!!!! And the Recipe for the Cream Cheese Frosting was perfect!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-04-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenBus"},"reviewBody":"I tried this recipe for Easter. It's a great place to start -- but not quite there yet. It was over-the-top too sweet for my taste (and I love sweet stuff). And the carrot flavor got lost in the shuffle. I will be tweaking this recipe and test driving it again in the future by decreasing the sugar to a total of 1 1\/2 cups (3\/4 c. white and 3\/4 c. brown), and increasing the shredded carrots to 3 cups.As for the frosting, I was very skeptical of using only 1 1\/2 c. powdered sugar -- but I gave it the benefit of the doubt and stuck with the original recipe. And I loved it. Using the smaller amount of powdered sugar let the cream cheese flavor shine through. Of course, you could never use it to pipe. (But that is true of all cream cheese frostings.)I did make this cake in two 9-inch cake pans as written and tested the cake after 30 minutes. It was spot on. I was afraid the cream cheese frosting would melt down the sides of the cake, but it held up fine with keeping it in the refrigerator. My husband can't stay out of it!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-05-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenCoffee"},"reviewBody":"This Classic Carrot Cake was moist and flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting was creamy and delicious.  My guests loved it, there wasn\u2019t a crumb left!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"36294","romance_copy_dek":"I entered this yummy, moist cake in a Colorado Outfitters Association dessert contest. 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