Carrot Spice Cake, Creamy Vanilla Frosting

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Carrot Spice Cake

 

Recipe By :Soy! Soy! Soy! - Jeanette Parsons Egan

Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 cup crushed pineapple -- drained and juice reserved

3/4 cup (6 oz) soft silken tofu -- drained and pureed

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup defatted soy flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup grated carrots

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Creamy Vanilla Frosting

 

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 2 (9-inch) round baking pans with nonstick cooking

spray.

 

Add water to reserved pineapple juice to make 3/4 cup. Beat tofu, sugar, oil,

and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir in pineapple juice. Combine

flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, allspice, and cinnamon; beat into tofu

mixture until combined. Stir in carrots, pineapple, and pecans. Pour into

prepared pans and smooth tops.

 

Bake about 30 minutes or until tops spring back when pressed. Cool in pans on a

wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans and place on a wire rack to finish

cooling.

 

Place 1 layer topside down on a serving plate. Spread with frosting and top

with remaining layer topside up. Frost top of cake with remaining frosting.

Frost top of cake with remaining frosting. Refrigerate until chilled. Cut into

wedges to serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

 

Description:

" A dense moist cake packed with carrots, pineapple, and pecans that is

destined to become a favorite. "

 

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Per serving: 238 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (31% calories from fat); 4g

Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 228mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2

Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

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Creamy Vanilla Frosting

 

Recipe By :Soy! Soy! Soy! - Jeanette Parsons Egan

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories :

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 1/2 cups marshmallow cream

1 8 oz package plain soy cream cheese

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

 

Beat all ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. Refrigerate until a good

spreading consistency, about 30 minutes.

 

Description:

" Like many products made with soy, the flavor of this frosting is even

better the next day. "

Yield:

" 1 1/2 cups "

 

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Per serving: 540 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 1g

Protein; 138g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 85mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 9

Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0