Carrot Sheet Cake Cooking Light May 2005 Recipes

CARROT SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, beat eggs, oil and sugar until smooth. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture and beat well. Stir in carrots and walnuts. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a bowl until smooth; beat in sugar. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Decorate as desired.

CARROT SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a sheet cake pan or a 10x15-inch glass casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until foamy. Slowly add in sugar and mix until incorporated. Beat in flour mixture alternately with the oil, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in pineapple, carrots, coconut, and walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Combine softened butter and cream cheese in a bowl. Whip until fluffy using an electric mixer. Add sifted powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Mix until well incorporated and fluffy. Spread over the cooled carrot cake.

LITE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan or two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Separate eggs and beat egg whites until frothy, then continue whipping and gradually add 1/2 cup of the white sugar. Beat until stiff.
• In a large bowl combine; the cake flour, wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, mix until blended. Add the oil and the buttermilk and mix well. Add the egg yolks and mix well. Fold in the egg whites and then the carrots. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes. Cool and frost with your favorite Cream Cheese frosting using light cream cheese.

MY FAVORITE COOKING LIGHT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, coconut, pecans, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Combine oil and eggs; stir well. Stir egg mixture, grated carrot, and pineapple into flour mixture. Spoon batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• To prepare frosting, combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cake. Garnish each serving with grated carrot, if desired.

LIGHT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients; beat for 30 seconds. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda and salt; add to the orange juice mixture and mix well. Stir in carrots. , Pour into an 8-in. square baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool; dust with confectioners' sugar.

CARROT SHEET CAKE, COOKING LIGHT MAY 2005

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• To prepare cake, coat a 13 x 9 inch pan with cooking spray. Line bottom with wax paper, then coat wax paper with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Place 9 Tbsp butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 5 minutes or until well blended. Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until pale and fluffy. Beat in 2 tsp vanilla.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp salt, stirring with a wisk. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in carrot.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Sharply tap pan once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan. Carefully peel off wax paper; cool completely on wire rack.
• To prepare frosting, place cream cheese and next three ingredients in a large bowl. beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until smooth. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. Spread over top of cake.
• Store cake loosely covered in the refrigerator.