Carrot Square Cake
Yield
servingsPrep
30 minCook
50 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 6 | ounces |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | cup |
carrots
finely grated |
|
| 1 | cup |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
golden raisins
optional |
|
| Cream cheese icing | |||
| 6 | ounces |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| ¼ | pound |
butter
|
|
| 1 | pound |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
orange extract
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
orange zest
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
light corn syrup
or pancake syrup |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
or flour |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 296 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 237 | ml |
carrots
finely grated |
|
| 237 | ml |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
golden raisins
optional |
|
| Cream cheese icing | |||
| 173.4 | ml/g |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| 113.4 | g |
butter
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
orange extract
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
orange zest
|
|
| 15 | ml |
light corn syrup
or pancake syrup |
|
| 15 | ml |
cornstarch
or flour |
|
Directions
Combine first 8 ingredients with electric mixer on medium-high.
Beat 3 minutes scraping down sides of bowl often.
Remove beaters.
Stir in last 3 ingredients.
Grease and flour 9 inch square pan.
Spread batter evenly in pan.
Bake at 325℉ (160℃) about 50 minutes.
Cool in pan about 30 minutes.
Frost with Cream Cheese Icing and sprinkle with additional walnuts.
Icing: Cream the cream cheese with the butter until light and fluffy, using medium-high speed of electric mixer.
Add half of the sugar, increasing speed to high.
Add extract and peel and beat about 1 minute.
Scrape down sides of bowl often.
Resume beating adding remaining powdered sugar.
Beat smooth.
Frost sides and top of cake.
