A Lovely Carrot Cake Recipe

I can't remember when I found this recipe, but it's very tasty. First, the traditional textual description, and the same recipes formatted á la Cooking for Engineers.

Great Carrot Cake

1. 2 cups flour
2. 2 cups sugar
3. 2 tsp baking soda
4. 2 tsp baking powder
5. 1 tsp salt
6. 2 tsp cinammon
7. 4 eggs
8. 1½ cups applesauce
9. 4 cups grated carrots
10. 1½ cups chopped walnuts

Sift together dry ingredients. Beat in applesauce and eggs until well blended. Stir in carrots and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured pan and bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes.

Icing

1. 1 stick butter, softened
2. 8 oz. cream chese, softened
3. 1 tsp vanilla
4. ½ tsp almond extract
5. 1–1½ lbs. powdered sugar

Beat first 4 ingredients until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until desired consistency.

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• Great Carrot Cake

  Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
  2 cups flour	sift	beat in until well blended	stir in	pour	bake 350°F (175°C) 50–60 min.
  2 cups sugar
  2 tsp baking soda
  2 tsp baking powder
  1 tsp salt
  2 tsp cinammon
  4 eggs
  1½ cups applesauce
  4 cups grated carrots
  1½ cups chopped walnuts
  pan	grease and flour

• Icing

  1 stick butter, softened	beat until smooth	beat in gradually until desired consistency is achieved
  8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  1 tsp vanilla
  ½ tsp almond extract
  1–1½ lbs. powdered sugar

Graham Hughes graham@sigwinch.org