Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese frosting
 
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This is a moist and very flavorful Carrot Cake. The frosting can be used for any of the other bread and muffin recipes I have shared also.
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Recipe type: Snacks
Cuisine: Dessert or Breakfast
Serves: 4 to 9
Ingredients:
  • Cake:
  • 3 cups finely chopped carrots ( in a processor)
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 2 cups Sucanat (unprocessed sugar)
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups sprouted Spelt flour
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • 1tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 3 Tablespoons Cinnamon
  • ½ tsp allspice
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 cup shredded pineapple (drained)
  • Frosting:
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2) 8oz cream cheese
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
  1. Cake: Cream butter and sugar together, add all other wet ingredients. Then stir in all the dry ingredients. Pour into 8"x8" cake pan. bake at 350 degrees for about 30 to 40 minutes until the top bounces back to the touch.
  2. Frosting: In stand up mixer whip together warmed butter, cream cheese , vanilla . When this is all mixed together well, slowly add the sugar until the frosting is light and fluffy. When the cake is cooled you can frost.
  3. This frosting will be more than you need for this cake. It will keep in the refrigerator for some time in a sealed container.
Recipe by A Mom's Take at https://www.amomstake.com/carrot-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting/