Killer Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Icing

Name: Killer Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Icing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup egg substitute; 1 cup canola oil; 3 teaspoons cinnamon; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups unbleached flour; 3 cups finely grated carrots; 1 cup walnuts (optional); 1 cup raisins (optional); 1/2 cup margarine; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 lb powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla

Submitted by PSU_Lioness

"My fiance loves carrot cake so I decided to make him one for his birthday. I found the base recipe for this in a Garden Club cookbook and tweaked a few things to my liking. The best part about this cake is that it actually got MOISTER the longer it sat! Enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 15

ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup egg substitute
1 cup canola oil
3 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups unbleached flour
3 cups finely grated carrots
1 cup walnuts (optional)
1 cup raisins (optional)
¹⁄₂ cup margarine
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 lb powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla

directions

Preheat oven to 350.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, egg sub, canola oil, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, 2 tsp vanilla, unbleached flour, carrots and walnuts and raisins (if using). Mix well.
Pour into a 13x9x3 baking dish and bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Side note: I have not tried this as a layer cake so the cooking times in the round pans may vary!
While the cake is baking, make the icing.
Start by combining the softened cream cheese and margarine. Mix until well blended.
Add the powdered sugar and 2 tsp vanilla and mix until combined.
Allow the cake to cool thoroughly before icing.

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PSU_Lioness

Coal Township, Pennsylvania

The most defining trait in my life is that I am a mother to two wonderful boys (Tyler, 20 and Zayden, 9). I live in the little college town of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. It is the most wonderful place to live as it's nestled in the Appalachian Mountains and along the beautiful Susquehanna River. Seeing that we live in Central Pennsylvania, our family is also a bunch of HARDCORE Penn State Nittany Lion fans! We are...PENN STATE! I was lucky enough to be given tickets to see Joe Paterno win his 400th game as the head coach of the football team. I cried like I did when my children were born. The other love of my life is cooking. I didn't really start trying to cook until I was 20, but believe me I have made up for lost time! I absolutely adore baking and I do it whenever I can. I love making Christmas cookies and I have begun hosting our extended families at our home for Thanksgiving and Easter dinners. So far so good. I love food.com because it allows me to expand my culinary skills and my recipe box with ideas from other people like me. There is something for everyone and I have been a loyal member since 2005. I hope you enjoy my recipes and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

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