Tuesday, January 02, 2007
carrot cake with cream cheese icing
NYE 2006 was held at Jovanna's place. I decided to bake a carrot cake to bring over as a snack. I made a bundt cake size and also two small rectangular ones to eat at home. I really like the cream cheese icing.
**recipe take from Rose Reisman
ingredients:
1/3 cup margarine or butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 large ripe banana, mashed
2 cups grated carrots
2/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup canned pineapple, drained and crushed
1/2 cup 2% yogurt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
ICING
1/3 cup light cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp 2% milk
directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
1. In large bowl, cream together margarine and sugar until smooth; add eggs and vanilla and beat well (mixture may look curdled).
2. Add mashed banana, carrots, raisins, pineapple and yogurt; stir until well combined.
3. In bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to the carrot mixture; stir just until combined.
4. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. In bowl or food processor, beat together cream cheese, icing sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over top of cake. Decorate with grated carrots if desired.
NYE 2006 was held at Jovanna's place. I decided to bake a carrot cake to bring over as a snack. I made a bundt cake size and also two small rectangular ones to eat at home. I really like the cream cheese icing.
**recipe take from Rose Reisman
ingredients:
1/3 cup margarine or butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 large ripe banana, mashed
2 cups grated carrots
2/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup canned pineapple, drained and crushed
1/2 cup 2% yogurt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
ICING
1/3 cup light cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp 2% milk
directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
1. In large bowl, cream together margarine and sugar until smooth; add eggs and vanilla and beat well (mixture may look curdled).
2. Add mashed banana, carrots, raisins, pineapple and yogurt; stir until well combined.
3. In bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to the carrot mixture; stir just until combined.
4. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. In bowl or food processor, beat together cream cheese, icing sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over top of cake. Decorate with grated carrots if desired.
# posted by viv @ 12:15 AM 
