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Birthday Carrot Cake

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Examine this cake closely, look at all the goodies and hidden treasures in this slice of carrot cake. Do you see the raisins, pineapple and pecans….Mmmmmm and carrot of course. Anyways this is the most fabulous carrot cake ever….well I think so.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • 1-¾ cup Sugar
  • ½ cups Vegetable Oil
  • ½ cups Applesauce
  • 3 whole Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups Shredded Carrots
  • 1 cup Chopped Pecans
  • 1 cup Raisins
  • 1 can (8 Oz) Crushed Pineapple, Drained
  • 2 packages (8 Oz) Cream Cheese
  • ½ cups Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 1-½ cup Powder Sugar
  • 1 cup Pecans, Chopped, For Garnish

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9 inch round pans.

Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Make a well in the center and add sugar, oil, apple sauce, eggs and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon until smooth. (DO NOT USE ELECTRIC MIXER)

Stir in carrots, pecans, raisins and pineapple.

Split evenly between both 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. Don’t panic, the center will sink a little. Allow to cool.

To make the frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the confectioners sugar and beat until creamy.

Sooooooo YUM-E!

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Rebecca on 1.31.2010

Anyone try to make this in a bundt pan?

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xiuxiu on 12.13.2009

Really good. It’s moist, and packed with flavor. I changed several things: I don’t have applesauce, so upped the oil to 1 cup instead. And add about 1/2 c of shredded coconut. Also, I used this frosting recipe https://tastykitchen.com/recipes/recipes/desserts/thate28099s-the-best-frosting-ie28099ve-ever-had/

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rikkifish on 8.30.2009

This was fabulous! Moist, full of flavor – outstanding! If you want to see a picture of the cake I made using this recipe, go to http://rikkicarr.blogspot.com/2009/08/claws-fondant-and-un-loved-middle-child.html (but keep in mind it was my first time using fondant :o)

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Duchess of Fork on 7.30.2009

YUM!! My bday is in August! I’ll have to make this!

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Sarah on 9.10.2011

I made this cake for my husbands birthday this week and it was delicious. I did opt out of using raisins as we aren’t huge fans of them. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe!

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