This recipe makes a sumptuous carrot cake with cinnamon accents and a homemade cream cheese glaze.
Original recipe makes 1 bundt cake
Ingredients
3 cups grated carrots
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup golden raisins
1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Beat together the eggs, oil, and white sugar. Blend mixture for thirty seconds.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Add the carrots and raisins. Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients, and mix well.
- Pour batter into well greased 10 inch tube or bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 60 to 70 minutes. Cool cake on wire rack, and then refrigerate until completely cooled.
- To make Cream Cheese Glaze: Blend together confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, corn syrup, and vanilla. Spread over cooled cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 559 kcal
Carbohydrates: 76 g
Cholesterol: 78 mg
Fat: 27.4 g
Fiber: 1.9 g
Protein: 5.5 g
Sodium: 551 mg