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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 cups |
| baking powder: 2 tsp |
| baking soda: 1 tsp |
| ground cinnamon: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| salted butter: 1 cup (softened) |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| eggs: 4 |
| orange juice: 1/8 cup |
| walnuts (chopped): 1 cup |
| seedless raisins (packed): 1 cup |
| carrots (grated): 4 cups |
| cream cheese: 1 8oz package |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| salted butter: 1/2 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1 1/3 cups |
Carrot Walnut Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"A carrot cake that is moist, but not oily. The cream cheese frosting is delicious and does not form a crust."
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
60 min -
Servings
16 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch round cake pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the 1 cup butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the eggs and the orange juice. Add the sifted dry ingredient, mix well. Finally, fold in the walnuts, raisins and carrots. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.
- To make the frosting, in a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, vanilla, 1/2 cup butter and confectioners sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.