This cake was made by my mother while I was on bedrest. It was intended for everyone in the house;however, my 1 yr old son absolutely loved it and very little was shared with the family. While eating breakfast, many of his food items would end up on the floor with ""uh-oh's"" following it. His ""carrot cake"" never left his tiny little hands. He would devour it. I would recommend this to everyone. My mom did find that reducing the oil to a 1/2 cup worked better with the applesauce.

Great way to use up the garden bounty! I used homemade applesauce and fresh carrots. I was leary about the amount of batter (it seemed like alot) , but if you add everything up, it comes to about 12 cups and I looked up the capacity of Bundt cake pans and the standard size is 12 cups, so, it all fit and made a delicious, moist carrot cake. I made standard cream cheese frosting and drizzled it over the top. Freezes well (before frosting) and goes great in a lunch box.