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I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do. The best way to cook, I think, is to take an idea and make it your own and that's kind of what I do with the recipes I've brought here. Some are healthy and some are definitely not, but hopefully they will inspire you to spend more time in your kitchen.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Carrot cake

What you need:
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch nutmeg
  • pinch allspice
  • pinch cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups grated raw carrot
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • dash of grated lemon zest

What you do:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch round cake pan. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Add in carrots, raisins and coconut. In a small bowl whisk together eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Pour into greased cake pan and bake for about 35-45 minutes. Cake should bounce back when lightly touched. Remove from pan and let cool completely.
For the glaze: combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and zest until creamy and well mixed. Spread on cooled cake.

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