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Zucchini Carrot Cake Recipe


Zucchini Carrot Cake Recipe
This recipe came from one of my Taste of Home cookbooks. Carrot cake with a twist. Delish!

Angelgirl94

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Ingredients
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/3 vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 cups finely shredded carrots
  • 2 cups finely shredded zucchini
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnut or pecans-optional
  • Frosting:
  • 1 8oz package cream cheese-softened
  • 1 stick butter or margarine
  • 1 pound confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • whole or chopped pecans or walnuts for garnish-optional

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease and flour 3 9" cake pans.
  3. In a large mixing bowl,beat eggs and sugar until frothy.
  4. Gradually beat in oil.
  5. Combine dry ingredients and add to batter.
  6. Beat 4 minutes.
  7. Stir in carrots,zucchini,and nuts(if using).
  8. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  9. Bake for 35 minutes or until cake pulls away slightly from sides of pans and springs back when touched.
  10. Cool 5 minutes in pans then turn out onto cooling rack.
  11. Cool completely.
  12. Frosting:
  13. Beat cream cheese and butter together in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
  14. Add sugar and vanilla.
  15. Continue beating until sugar is well blended and spreadable.
  16. Frost cake and garnish with nuts if desired.

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Comments


Thanks ANGEL GIRL
love your combination or carrots and zucchini and spices


Thank you so much for this one.I love carrot cakes and specily with new ideas.


I bet this is GOOD:)


Thank you so much Angelgirl!! I made this cake twice this week and the people who tasted it went on and on about how good it was ..."so moist" ", "wonderful taste" the "best of zuchinni and carrot". Everyone wanted the recipe!! I would like to give you 10 out of ten but I guess I have to settle with 5!! Thank you!!


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