Carrot Cake
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups shredded carrtots (5 medium)
3 cups coarsely chopped nuts
Cream Cheese Frosting (below)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and sides
of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, or 2 round pans,
8x1 1/2 or 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening; lightly
flour
2. Mix sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl until
blended; beat 1 minute. Stir in remaining ingredients
except carrots, nuts and Cream Cheese Frosting; beat
1 minute. Stir in carrots and nuts. Pour into pan
3. Bake rectangle 40 to 45 minutes, rounds 30 to 35
minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack
4. Frost rectangle or fill and frost layers with
Cream Cheese Frosting
*If using self-rising flour, omit baking soda and salt
1 Serving: Calories 325 (Calories from Fat 180); Fat 20g
(Saturated 3g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 160mg;
Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 3g
Lighter Carrot Cake
For 12 grams of fat and 255 calories per serving, substi-
tute 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce for 1/2 cup of the
oil and 1 egg plus 4 egg whites for the eggs. Decrease
the chopped nuts to 1/2 cup
Zucchini Cake
Substitute zucchini for the carrots
Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep: 10 min
Makes 16 servings, about 2 1/2 cups
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 stick margarine or butter, softened
2 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
1. Beat cream cheese, margarine, milk and vanilla
in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed
until smooth
2. Gradually beat in powdered sugar on low speed,
1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. Frosts
one 13x9-inch two-layer cake. Refrigerate any remaining
frosting
*It's not recommended that you use vegetable oil spreads
1 Serving: Calories 195 (Calories from Fat 70); Fat 8g
(Saturated 4g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 75mg;
Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1g
Happy Eating Everyone!!!!!!!!!!
Love ya,
Angel Grubaugh
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