Perfectly Delicious Carrot Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple, mostly drained
• 2 cups carrots, shredded
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/8 cup butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 lb powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the cake:
• 2 preheat the oven to 350.
• 3 combine dry ingredients well.
• 4 whisk together eggs, applesauce, oil, vanilla.
• 5 stir the wet ingredients into the dry until combined, don't over mix.
• 6 fold in carrots, pineapple and nuts.
• 7 pour into a greased 9x13 baking dish and bake 40-50 minutes until done.
• 8 cool completely.
• 9 for the frosting:.
• 10 cream butter, cream cheese, vanilla and sugar with beaters on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
• 11 *i don't usually add all of the sugar. start with a cup or two and taste, add more to get desired sweetness.