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« on: July 26, 2007, 04:35:46 PM »

Ultimate Carrot Cake
Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook shares a recipe! Here’s home-baked carrot cake without the hassle of shredding carrots. Yum!
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:2 hr 45 min
Makes:16 servings
     

Cake
1   box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® carrot cake mix
1/2   cup orange juice or water
1/2   cup vegetable oil
1   can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1   teaspoon orange peel
1   teaspoon vanilla
4   eggs
1/2   cup chopped nuts
1/2   cup coconut
1/2   cup chopped raisins
Frosting
1   to 2 teaspoons orange peel, if desired
1   container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting

1.   Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans or 13x9-inch pan and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake mix, orange juice, oil, pineapple, orange peel, vanilla and eggs on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in nuts, coconut and raisins. Pour into pans.

2.   Bake 8- or 9-inch rounds 30 to 35 minutes, 13x9-inch pan 37 to 43 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes; remove rounds from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

3.   Stir orange peel into frosting. Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Place other layer, rounded side up, on top. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting or frost top of 13x9-inch cake. Store in refrigerator.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): For 8-inch pans, bake 33 to 38 minutes. For other pans, no change.

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 400 (Calories from Fat 170); Total Fat 19g (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, Trans Fat 3g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 290mg; Total Carbohydrate 52g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 38g); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 8%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Note - I toast the nuts briefly before adding.


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