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Cakes • A family favorite

2020 Cookbook

Sunshine Carrot Cake

Heat
325°F
Time
10 min
Makes
Not recorded

Sunshine Carrot Cake, preserved in the Brown Family Cookbook 2020.

01

Ingredients

  • 3-4 medium carrots (½ lb) finely
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda shredded to 2 cups
  • 3 beaten eggs
  • 1 ⅓ cup flour
  • ½ cup cooking oil
  • 1 ⅓ cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon and orange peel (each)
  • 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 9” square pan.
  • 2. Stir together dry ingredients.
  • 3. In other bowl beat together eggs, oil, milk, and peel. Stir in carrots. Add dry
  • ingredients. Mix well.
  • 4. Pour batter into pan. Bake 35-40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on rack. Remove
  • cake from pan (if you want). Cool.

02

Method

  1. 01

    Frosting: Beat the following until fluffy - 3 oz. cream cheese ¼ cup softened butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar. Beat till smooth. Add chopped walnuts.