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Carrot Cake Loaf
Loaded with carrots, applesauce, nuts, and warm spices, this Carrot Cake Loaf is moist and delicious! Perfect with an afternoon cup of tea or coffee, it's ready in just one hour. It gets smothered in cream cheese frosting for the perfect sweet bite!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Kelley Simmons📖 chefsavvy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
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📝 Preparation Steps
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Carrot Cake Loaf
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to a large bowl. Stir to combine.
baking powder1 tspcinnamon1 tsp
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In a medium bowl combine eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar and applesauce.
eggs, room temperature2vanilla1 tsptsp vanilla extract1/2
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Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
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Fold in carrots and chopped nuts.
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Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for ⏱️ 40 minutes or until the cake looks set and golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.Allow cake to cool in loaf pan for ⏱️ 30 minutes before removing it to cool completely. Once cool frost with cream cheese icing, slice and serve!
cream cheese, softened4 ounces
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Cream Cheese Icing
cream cheese, softened4 ounces
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Add cream cheese and butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth and creamy, ⏱️ 2 minutes.On low speed add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until combined.
cream cheese, softened4 ouncespowdered sugar1 cupvanilla1 tsptsp vanilla extract1/2
Nutrition Facts
calories
497 kcal
fat Content
27 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
43 g
sodium Content
222 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
64 mg
carbohydrate Content
61 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
18 g
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