Applesauce Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup shredded carrots
- 2 1/4 cups applesauce
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup raisins
Directions:
- Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir carrots into applesauce.
- Combine flour, soda, and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Fold in walnuts and raisins. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool.
- Yield: 10 servings.