Golden Carrot Cake
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup golden brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract (or flavoring)
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce
- 2 1⁄2 cups fresh grated carrots (packed)
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
- 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
- 1⁄2 cup raisins (optional)
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vanilla cream cheese frosting
- 1⁄2 cup softened butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 (8 ounce) package of softened cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or flavoring)
- 1 lb confectioners powdered sugar (sifted)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour pans.
- Sift together, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, then add both sugars.
- Let stand until sugars dissolve, approximately 10 minutes.
- Stir in oil, carrots, applesauce, pineapple with juice, nuts, (and raisins if added).
- Stir in dry ingredients and beat until well blended, approximately 3 minutes.
- Turn into 3, greased and floured, 9-inch round cake pans, or one 13 x 9 x 12 inch square cake pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 to 45 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
- Cool in pans for approximately 10 minutes, then turn on to wire wracks until completely cooled before frosting.
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Frosting Preparations:
- Combine butter, (margarine) cream cheese and vanilla in a large bowl,.
- beat until well blended.
- Add powdered sugar, gradually sifting into mixture.
- Beat at high speed.
- (If frosting is too thick, add a drop or two of milk to spreading consistency).
- Add food coloring, or frosting coloring to frosting if desired.
- Decorate with cute little carrots, with green toppings. Be creative!
- Hope you enjoy my variation of this classic cake!
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