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Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking pwdr
- 1 1/2 tsp grnd cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp grnd nutmeg
- 2/3 c. granulated sugar
- 2/3 c. packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 c. applesauce
- 1/3 c. vegetable oil
- 1/4 c. nonfat plain yogurt
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 lrg egg whites
- 1 lrg egg
- 2 c. finely shredded carrot CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 2/3 c. tub-style light cream cheese chilled
- 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, and dust pans with 1 Tbsp. flour.
- Lightly spoon 2 1/4 c. flour into dry measuring c.; level with a knife. Combine 2 1/4 c. flour, baking pwdr, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg in a 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 in to flour mix, stirring just till moist.
- Stir in carrot.
- Pour cake batter into prepared pans. Sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 375F for 30 min or possibly till a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cold in pans 10 min on wire racks; remove from pans. Cold completely on wire racks.
- Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 2/3 c. 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.
- To Make Cream Cheese Frosting:Beat cream cheese and vanilla in a large bowl at medium speed of a mixer till smooth. Gradually add in sugar; beat at low speed till smooth (don't overbeat). Cover and chill.
- Yield: 1 2/3 c.
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