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A surprise taste within
this old standard...
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CAKE: |
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2½ cups |
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unbleached
all-purpose flour |
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1½ tsp |
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baking
powder |
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1 tsp |
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baking soda |
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1½ tsp |
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ground
cinnamon |
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½ tsp |
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freshly
grated nutmeg |
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¼ tsp |
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ground
ginger |
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1 tsp |
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salt |
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1 lb |
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(about 6
medium) carrots |
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1 cup |
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granulated
sugar |
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1 cup |
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packed light
brown sugar |
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4 large |
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eggs |
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1½ cups |
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canola oil |
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½ tsp |
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pure vanilla
extract |
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½ tsp |
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almond
extract |
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1 cup |
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chopped
walnuts or sliced almonds, toasted (optional) |
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1 cup |
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mini
chocolate chips
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FROSTING: |
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8 ounces |
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cream
cheese, at room temperature |
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¼ cup |
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butter, at
room temperature |
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1 tsp |
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pure vanilla
extract |
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1½ cups |
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powdered
sugar |
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1 |
Preheat the oven to
350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan with oil, or spray
with nonstick cooking spray. |
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Combine flour,
baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and
salt in a large bowl. |
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Shred the carrots in
a food processor. Add carrots to the flour mixture. |
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Fit the processor
with a metal blade. Combine the white and brown sugars
and eggs in the food processor and process to mix. With
the motor running, add oil and extracts through the feed
tube in a steady stream. Process until well mixed and
emulsified, about 30 seconds. Scrape into the bowl with
the carrots and flour mixture. Stir by hand until well
mixed. Fold in the nuts and chips. Scrape into the
prepared baking pan. |
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Bake 35 to 40
minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the
cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack. |
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To make frosting,
combine cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a food
processor and process until blended. Scrape down the
work bowl, add the powdered sugar, and process until
smooth. Spread on the cooled cake. |
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Yield: One 13 x 9-inch
cake |
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Recipe Source |
| Serving
Up the Harvest |
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