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CARROTCAKE-2(D)          USENET Cookbook          CARROTCAKE-2(D)

CARROT CAKE

     CARROTCAKE-2 - UCLA Medical center carrot cake

INGREDIENTS (One cake)
          CAKE
     1 cup     butter
     2 cups    sugar
     3         eggs
     2 tsp     vanilla
     2 cups    flour, sifted
     1 tsp     salt
     2 tsp     cinnamon
     2 tsp     soda
     2 tsp     nutmeg
     1/4 tsp   cardamom
     1 cup     walnuts, chopped finely
     1/2 cup   raisins
     1/2 cup   crushed pineapple, well drained
     2 cups    carrots, shredded and packed
          FROSTING
     3 oz      cream cheese
     1/2 cup   butter
     1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
     3 Tbsp    pineapple, crushed, chopped and well drained
     1/4 cup   walnuts, chopped
     1/8 tsp   cardamom

PROCEDURE Cake
          (1)  Cream butter until soft.  Gradually add sugar and
               beat until fluffy, at least ten minutes.  Beat in
               eggs one at a time until thoroughly blended.  Add
               vanilla.

          (2)  In a separate bowl sift flour, salt, cinnamon,
               soda, nutmeg and cardamom together several times
               and set aside.

          (3)  Add walnuts, pineapple, raisins and carrots to
               egg-sugar mixture.  Stir in flour mixture and mix
               well.

          (4)  Pour into greased and floured pan and bake at 350
               deg. F for 1 hour. Cool completely.

          (5)  Apply frosting.

PROCEDURE Frosting
          (1)  Mix cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar until
               fluffy.

          (2)  Add pineapple, walnuts and cardamom. Blend well.

RATING
     Difficulty: easy to moderate.  Time: 30 minutes preparation,
     1 hour cooking, 1 hour cooling.  Precision: measure the
     ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Gary L. Scott
     Tektronix, Inc, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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