Frosted Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/3 cup pecans
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups carrots, grated
• 1 1/2 cups crushed pineapple (drained)
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese (softened)
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• carrot, grated

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, sugar, coconut, pecans, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. combine oil and eggs; stir well. stir egg mixture, grated carrot and pineapple into flour mixture. spoon batter into a 13x9 baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• 2 bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• 3 to make frosting: combine butter and cream cheese in a bowl; beat with mixer at medium speed until smooth. beat in powdered sugar and vanilla until just smooth. spread frosting over top of the cake. garnish each serving with grated carrot.
• 4 note: i subbed applesauce for coconut.