Carrot Cake For The Raisin Haters

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup applesauce
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 cups carrots, grated
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f
• 2 lightly grease two 9-inch-diameter cake pans. line bottom of pans with parchment paper.
• 3 lightly grease paper.
• 4 using electric mixer, beat sugar, applesauce and vegetable oil in bowl until combined.
• 5 add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into sugar and oil mixture.
• 7 stir in carrots, and chopped pecans.
• 8 pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally.
• 9 bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean and cakes begin to pull away from sides of pans, about 45 minutes.
• 10 cool in pans on racks 15 minutes. turn out cakes onto racks and cool completely.
• 11 for frosting:using electric mixer, beat all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth and creamy.