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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (291g) Recipe makes 8 servings
Calories 1148
Calories from Fat 587		(51%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 65.2g	100%
	Saturated Fat 19.7g	98%
	Monounsaturated Fat 18.1g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 23.7g
	Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 167mg		55%
Sodium 835mg		34%
Potassium 244mg		6%
Total Carbohydrate 136.0g		45%
	Dietary Fiber 2.5g	9%
	Sugars 107.8g
Protein 9.1g		18%
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Avon Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe #397085 | 45 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: invictus
Oct 30, 2009

My sister in law made this for a family gathering over the Labor Day weekend. She got this out of an old Avon cookbook when she was a teenager. It doesn't have any add ins and I think that is the beauty of it. If you like add ins there are many many other carrot cakes on zaar for you to choose from. While there are similar recipes posted there is none with these exact ingredients and amounts. Enjoy!

SERVES 8 -10 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

cake

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 cups grated carrots
1 teaspoon vanilla

frosting

1/2 cup melted butter
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
16 ounces powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1
Sift together sugar flour, soda, salt and cinnamon.
2
Stir in oil. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add carrots, and vanilla, mixing thoroughly.
3
Pour into a greased 13 x 9 inch cake pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Cool in pan.
4
Combine butter, cream cheese, and vanilla, mixing well. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Spread on cooled cake.

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From: FrenchBunny

On Nov 19, 2009

This is a really moist cake. First time making carrot cake in a pan like this though. I greased my pan but still had to fight to get it out of pan. Next time I don't think I would cool in pan, I would take it out right away and let cool on rack. Might of been easier to get out. There were 2 errors in the recipe though, the first one when you say to add the nuts it is not in the ingredients and in the frosting you mention to add the vanilla but not in the ingredients. I added 1 teaspoon of vanilla and that worked out delicious. Makes alot of frosting though. Had to cook mine for an extra 10 minutes. Turned out to be a good cake. Thanks for your recipe invictus. Made for the Holdiay Tag '09

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From: Boomette

On Nov 15, 2009

I did half the cake in a 9 inch round pan. But I would use a smaller pan another time. The cake is really good and moist. You mention the nuts in the direction but not in the ingredients. I omitted them. I used half sugar cause I didn't want it too sweet. Perfect like that. The frosting also is great. Thanks Invictus Made for PRMR tag game