Ultimate Carrot Cake
Ultimate Carrot Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 16. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 374 calories, 4g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up orange juice, betty carrot cake mix, vanilla, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans or 13x9-inch pan and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake mix, orange juice, oil, pineapple, orange peel, vanilla and eggs on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in nuts, coconut and raisins.
Bake 8- or 9-inch rounds 30 to 35 minutes, 13x9-inch pan 37 to 43 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes; remove rounds from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Stir orange peel into frosting.
Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate.
Spread with about 1/3 cup frosting.
Place other layer, rounded side up, on top. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting or frost top of 13x9-inch cake. Store in refrigerator.