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According to historians of food, the modern carrot cake descended from Medieval Carrot Puddings enjoyed in Europe. One of the recipes dates back to 1591 in "A Booke of Cookrye". It is written in Molly O'Neill's "New York Cookbook" (1992) that George Washington had carrot tea cake at the Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan. The date was November 25, 1783 for British Evacuation day.
Recipe for George Washington's Carrot Tea Cake:
" 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoons soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup canola oil, 2 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 2 cups grated carrots.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a Bundt pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugar, eggs and carrots, and mix well. Add the flour mixture and stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a tester comes our clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan 2 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a rack to finish cooling."
Recipe From: "The Thirteen Colonies Cookbook", 1975, by Mary Donovan, Amy Hatrack, and Frances Schull.
Information on history of Carrot Cake from:
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotcake.html
Recipe for George Washington's Carrot Tea Cake:
" 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoons soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup canola oil, 2 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 2 cups grated carrots.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a Bundt pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugar, eggs and carrots, and mix well. Add the flour mixture and stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a tester comes our clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan 2 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a rack to finish cooling."
Recipe From: "The Thirteen Colonies Cookbook", 1975, by Mary Donovan, Amy Hatrack, and Frances Schull.
Information on history of Carrot Cake from:
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotcake.html