"I rated this a few years ago- based on following the recipe exactly. I still rate it a 5.This is definitely more "cake" like than most carrot cakes- not as dense- a bit lighter. It lends itself to making it your own easily if you want to take it a bit further.
I've made it a few times and have settled on my "fav version" of this.I never have self"

"As is, I'd rate it a 3. But using this as a base and making several I've come up with a 5!
Like others I use 2 T melted butter instead of oil, 1/3 c flour and 1/4 t baking powder and 4 T sugar... then in place of milk I use 3 T chocolate stout and add 1 T Scharffen Berger Bittersweet Baking Chunks and 1 T pecans.. DELISH!
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"Great, love the idea of using refried beans to thicken up veg chili- mine is usually a little thin, so this was great. I did add another can of beans (chickpeas as suggested by another user and of course LOTS more veggies- it was great (only gave 4 stars because it definitely needed another can of beans ""