Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Cake

1pound (455 g)

(6-7 medium) carrots

2cups (475 ml) sugar

23 cup (160 ml) vegetable oil

3 eggs

2teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla

214 cups (535 ml) all-purpose flour

2teaspoons (10 ml) baking soda

2teaspoons (10 ml) cinnamon

12 teaspoon (2 ml) salt

14 teaspoon (1 ml) nutmeg

12 cup (120 ml) pecan halves or pieces

14 cup (60 ml) raisins

14 cup (60 ml) flaked coconut

Frosting

412 cups (1 l) powdered sugar

6ounces (170 g) cream cheese, softened and cut into 8 pieces

14 cup (60 ml) butter or margarine, softened

34 teaspoon (4 ml) vanilla

1-2 teaspoons (5-10 ml) milk

Position 4 mm shredding disc in work bowl. Add carrots, cutting to fit feed tube if necessary. Process to shred. (Yield should be about 3 cups [710 ml].)

Exchange shredding disc for multipurpose blade in work bowl. Add sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and carrots. Process until thoroughly mixed, 8 to 10 seconds. Scrape sides of bowl. Process 25 to 30 seconds longer to dissolve sugar. Spread flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg evenly over carrot mixture in bowl. Pulse 2 times, 2 to 3 seconds each time, or until just blended. Sprinkle nuts, raisins, and coconut evenly over batter. Process until just blended, 2 to 3 seconds.

Pour batter evenly into 2 greased and floured 9-inch (23 cm) round cake pans. Bake at 350°F (177ºC) for about 30 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans; cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Position multipurpose blade in work bowl. Add powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and 1 teaspoon (5 ml) milk. Process until thoroughly mixed, 15 to 20 seconds. With processor running, if necessary, add an additional 1 teaspoon (5 ml) milk through the feed tube until frosting is spreading consistency.

Yield: 12 servings.

Tip: For rectangular-shaped cake, pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 x 2-inch (23 x 33 x

5 cm) baking pan. Bake at 350ºF (177°C) for 40 to 50 minutes.

Per Serving: About 660 cal, 6 g pro, 103 g carb,

27 g total fat, 9 g sat fat, 80 mg chol, 400 mg sod.

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KitchenAid 4KFP750 manual Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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