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Browned Butter Carrot Cake
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 2 hr 15 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ Organic All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups coarsely shredded peeled carrots
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Frosting
- 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (8-inch) round pans with shortening; lightly flour.
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Step2In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until light golden brown. Pour into 2-cup glass measuring cup; cool 5 minutes.
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Step3In medium bowl, mix flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, the baking powder, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat browned butter, brown sugar and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add flour mixture; beat on medium-high speed until well blended. Stir in carrots, raisins and walnuts. Spoon and spread batter evenly in pans (about 1 1/2 cups batter each).
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Step4Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step5Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth and creamy.
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Step6Frost cake, using 3/4 cup between layers, and remaining frosting to cover side and top of cake. Store covered in refrigerator.
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Nutrition
700
Calories
38g
Total Fat
8g
Protein
79g
Total Carbohydrate
60g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 700
- Calories from Fat
- 350
- Total Fat
- 38g
- 59%
- Saturated Fat
- 21g
- 106%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 155mg
- 52%
- Sodium
- 440mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 240mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 79g
- 26%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 60g
- Protein
- 8g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 80%
- 80%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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