Golden Carrot Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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)
• 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)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour pans.
• 3 sift together, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, beat eggs, then add both sugars.
• 5 let stand until sugars dissolve, approximately 10 minutes.
• 6 stir in oil, carrots, applesauce, pineapple with juice, nuts, (and raisins if added).
• 7 stir in dry ingredients and beat until well blended, approximately 3 minutes.
• 8 turn into 3, greased and floured, 9-inch round cake pans, or one 13 x 9 x 12 inch square cake pan.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 to 45 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• 10 cool in pans for approximately 10 minutes, then turn on to wire wracks until completely cooled before frosting.
• 11 frosting preparations:.
• 12 combine butter, (margarine) cream cheese and vanilla in a large bowl,.
• 13 beat until well blended.
• 14 add powdered sugar, gradually sifting into mixture.
• 15 beat at high speed.
• 16 (if frosting is too thick, add a drop or two of milk to spreading consistency).
• 17 add food coloring, or frosting coloring to frosting if desired.
• 18 decorate with cute little carrots, with green toppings. be creative!
• 19 hope you enjoy my variation of this classic cake!