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Carrot Cake Recipe

	Sparroe / All my dishes 10 months, 3 weeks ago A moist, tasty carrot cake loaded with all the good stuff. Prep:35m Cook:45m Servings:24	Sparroe
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Ingredients

For the cake:

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

1/8-1/4 teaspoon ground ginger *or* several pieces of candied ginger, finely chopped

1 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup applesauce

3 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups shredded carrots (blender or food processor works well)

1/2 cup golden raisins

1 cup walnuts, finely chopped (pecans or hazelnuts might work quite well, too)

1 8 oz can crushed pineapple, drained

For the frosting: (you may find you want to double the amount of frosting)

1 8 oz package cream cheese

1/4 cup butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 F

Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan

Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, spices.

Add sugars, oil, applesauce, eggs and vanilla until smooth.

Stir in remaining cake ingredients.

Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 45 minutes. Don't worry if the center sinks a bit.

Cool in the pan.

Frosting:

Cream butter and cream cheese together until smooth.

Add the powdered sugar and beat until creamy.

Spread over cake.

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Comments

22566 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Wow! This one would make you sit back..say Yum! and curl your toes,type of recipe.

Thank-you,printed and will try sometime very soon.

Have a great week-end

Kind Regards

jett2whit 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
One of my favorites! high 5

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