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Carrot Cake Recipe

	Jones2888 / All my dishes 9 months, 1 week ago I think this sounds wonderful. Prep:30m Cook:50m Servings:12	Jones2888
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Ingredients

4 eggs

3/4 cups vegetable oil

1/2 cup applesauce

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 T. vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 t. baking soda

2 t. baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 t. nutmeg

1 T. ground cinnamon

3 cups grated carrots (use large side of grater)

½ cup chopped pecans

Frosting

1/2 cup butter, softened

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

8 ounce can crushed pineapple (drained)

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 t. vanilla

1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, sugars, and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.

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