Lemony Carrot Cake

Name: Lemony Carrot Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup lemon yogurt or 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt; 1/2 cup shredded carrot; 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter; 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 -2 tablespoon lemon yogurt or 1 -2 tablespoon vanilla yogurt

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"My neighbor gave me a bunch of lemons so I have been searching for lemon recipes. I came across this one that looks really good."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 9

ingredients

CAKE
1 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ 1/2 cup lemon yogurt or 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
¹⁄₂ cup shredded carrot
LEMON YOGURT FROSTING
3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon grated lemon peel
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla
1 -2 1 -2 tablespoon lemon yogurt or 1 -2 tablespoon vanilla yogurt

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour 9x9-inch baking pan.
In a small bowl combine flour,baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl beat margarine with electric mixer 30 seconds.
Add sugar,lemon peel and vanilla; beat well.
Add eggs,1 at a time, beating after each addition.
Add flour mixture and yogurt alternately to margarine mixture, beating after each addition.
Stir in carrots.
Pour batter into prepared pan; Spread evenly. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire rack. Spread cake with lemon yogurt frosting.
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LEMON YOGURT FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
In a small bowl beat margarine until softened.
Gradually add confectioners sugar; beat well.
Beat in lemon peel and vanilla.
Add enough yogurt to make a spreadable frosting.