Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
16 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Cooking spray | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | All-purpose flour |
| 2¼ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| ⅔ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| ⅔ | cup | Packed brown sugar |
| ½ | cup | Applesauce |
| ⅓ | cup | Vegetable oil |
| ¼ | cup | Plain fat-free yogurt |
| 2½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | larges | Egg whites |
| 1 | large | Egg |
| 2 | cups | Finely shredded carrot |
| Cream Cheese Frosting; (see recipe) | ||
| ¼ | cup | Chopped walnuts; garnish |
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°. Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray and dust pans with 1 tbsp flour.
Lightly spoon 2¼ cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with knife.
Combine 2 ¼ cups flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and nutmeg in medium bowl. Combine granulated sugar and next 7 ingredients (granulated sugar through egg) in a large bowl; beat well at medium speed of a mixer. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Stir in carrot.
Pour cake batter into prepared pans. Sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
Place 1 cake layer on plate; spread with ⅔ cup Cream Cheese Frosting and top with other cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle walnuts over top of cake. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
Recipe by: Cooking Light - March 1998 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by The Taillons <taillon@...> on Feb 21, 1998