Carrot Cake a La Cooking Light

Name: Carrot Cake a La Cooking Light
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups salad oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups packed shredded carrots; 2 cups chopped walnuts (8 oz); 1 cup applesauce

Submitted by Impera_Magna

"A lighter version of carrot cake but just as good if not better. I even used this recipe to make a wedding cake for a friend who loved it."

Download

Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 16

ingredients

3 cups flour
2 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ cups salad oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups packed shredded carrots
2 cups chopped walnuts (8 oz)
1 cup applesauce

directions

Preheat oven to 325; grease and flour bundt or tube pan.
In lg bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
In sm bowl, beat eggs slightly; stir in oil and vanilla.
Add oil/egg mixture to dry ingredients along w/ carrots, nuts, and applesauce just until moistened.
Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto wire rack to finish cooling.
Optional Icing: Mix 1 1/4 c 10x sugar and 5T water together until smooth and spoon over cake.
Note: These make excellent muffins too; just bake in prepared muffin cups til done (appx 20 mins depending on size).