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Applesauce Carrot Cake

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Applesauce adds moisture to this carrot cake.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups applesauce
  • 3/4 cups shredded raw carrots
  • 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups unsifted whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
  • 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins

Preparation:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in granulated and brown sugars. Beat in eggs. Measure all-purpose and whole wheat flour into a bowl; add baking soda and spices and stir to blend. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce and carrots. Fold in walnuts and raisins. Spoon batter into to a greased and floured bundt cake pan. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes; tap to loosen and unmold on a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar or drizzle with a glaze before serving.

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a bad choice.April 22, 2008By karenmaggie
"for my father's birthday i decided to bAE HIS FAVORITE KIND OF CAKE. THEN LATER AT A NEW YORK BAKERY WE GOT THE IDEA OF A APPLESAUCE CARRAT CAKE. ALL SEEMED FINE WHEN WE TOOK IT OUT OF THE OVEN COOLED IT 45 MINUTES AND THEN AS I FROST IT IT COLLAPSED. GRAND ITR WAS TWO LAYERS BUT I DID NOT EXPECT THAT IT WOULD COMPLETELY BREAAK! I WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE THE RISK OF MAKING THIS HEAVY UN FLAVORED CAKE AGAIN! EVER!"

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