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Carrot Cake Recipe
- Time
- 1 hr 5 min
- Makes
- 15
- Ingredients
- 20
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Ingredients
- 3 cups finely grated carrots (4-5 large carrots)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce*
- ¾ cup cooking oil*
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cups golden raisins, optional**
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 6 Tbsp salted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup chopped pecans, to garnish
Nutrition · per serving
1 slice per serving
- Calories
- 533 kcal
- Fat
- 25 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 276 mg
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 75 g
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