Carrot Cake with Maple-Cream Cheese Icing

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CARROT CAKE WITH MAPLE-CREAM CHEESE ICING

 

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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Cake

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups sugar

1 1/4 cups canola oil

4 large eggs

3 cups grated peeled carrots

1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger

Icing

10 ounces cream cheese (such as Philadelphia) -- room temperature

5 tablespoons unsalted butter -- room temperature

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

12 walnut halves (for garnish)

 

For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans. Line

bottom of pans with waxed paper. Butter and flour paper; tap out excess flour.

Whisk flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in medium bowl to blend. Whisk sugar

and oil in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in eggs 1 at a time. Add flour

mixture and stir until blended. Stir in carrots, walnuts and ginger. Divide

batter between prepared pans.

 

Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

Cool cakes in pans 15 minutes. Turn out onto racks. Peel off waxed paper; cool

cakes completely.

 

For icing: Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl

until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and beat at low speed until well

blended. Beat in maple syrup. Chill until just firm enough to spread, 30

minutes.

 

Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread with 3/4 cup icing. Top with second layer.

Spread remaining icing over entire cake. Arrange walnut halves around top edge.

(Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill. Let stand at room

temperature 30 minutes before serving.)

 

Makes 12 servings.

 

 

Bon Appétit

September 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:

" http://www.epicurious.com/run/recipe/view?id=102155 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 492 Calories; 29g Fat (51.9% calories

from fat); 2g Protein; 59g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 75mg Cholesterol;

407mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Fat; 4 Other

Carbohydrates.

 

 

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