Chocolate Carrot Cake With a Difference

Submitted by Lorraine of AZ

"The difference is this one starts with a cake mix -- and a chocolate mix at that. Usually I just see recipes that call for adding a little cocoa powder to a standard carrot cake batter. This one promises some good chocolate flavor and I can't wait to try it. I'm keeping the recipe here for safekeeping."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package duncan hines devil's food cake mix
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1⁄3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 1⁄2 cups grated carrots
• 2⁄3 cup finely chopped nuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Greas a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
2. Beat all ingredients together on low speed for 1 minute using an electric mixer. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes longer.
3. Stir in the carrots and nuts.
4. Spread in prepared pan and bake in preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes or until cakes tests done.
5. Chocolate cream cheese frosting would be delicious on this cake, but vanilla cream cheese frosting would work, too.