Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 158 milliliters packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 9 Tbsps butter, softened; 473 milliliters finely shredded carrot; 113 grams 1/2 cup block-style fat-free cream cheese; 2 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 177 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 651 milliliters powdered sugar, divided; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp orange sugar sprinkles; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

If 48 cents per serving falls in your budget, Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting might be a super vegetarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 329 calories. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up butter, egg whites, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare cake, coat a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; line bottom of pan with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set aside.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Pan

Wax Paper

Place 9 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 5 minutes or until well blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar

Butter

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until pale and fluffy. Beat in 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.

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Vanilla Extract

Egg Whites

Egg

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Knife

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stirring with a whisk.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition. Stir in carrot. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Sharply tap pan once on counter to remove air bubbles.

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Buttermilk

Carrot

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Carefully peel off wax paper; cool completely on wire rack.

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Wax Paper

Wire Rack

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To prepare frosting, place the cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating at low speed until smooth (do not overbeat). Stir in the remaining 3/4 cup powdered sugar. Cover and chill 30 minutes.

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Powdered Sugar