Dianes Applecarrot Cake With Cream Cheese Food

MINI CARROT CAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray twelve 4-ounce mini loaf pans or a 12-cup regular muffin pan with pan release spray.
• Spread the pecans out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until toasted, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool and then pulse in a food processor until very finely chopped but not ground.
• Combine the chopped pecans, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the brown sugar, yogurt, oil, vanilla extract, lemon zest and eggs in another bowl. Stir the carrots into the egg mixture. Fold the carrot-egg mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. Divide evenly among the prepared pans. (Don't be alarmed if the batter seems skimpy; the cakes will rise once baked.)
• Bake until the center of the cakes bounce back when pressed and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Let the cakes cool in the pans for a few minutes, and then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze: Mix together the confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice, vanilla extract and salt in a medium bowl. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the glaze onto each cake and use the back of the spoon to spread. Garnish as desired.

CARROT CHEESECAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and zest until blended; set aside. In another small bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, milk and orange juice; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Stir in the carrots, raisins and walnuts. , Fill greased muffin cups with 2 tablespoons batter. Top each with 2 teaspoons filling; top with remaining batter. Bake at 350° for 23-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Store in the refrigerator.

CARROT APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F and grease and flour a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk together oil, sugars and eggs until well combined.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients, until thoroughly mixed.
• Stir in grated carrots and apples until just combined and pour into baking pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until tests done in the center with a butter knife.
• Cool for 5 minutes then take out of pan to cool completely on a wire rack.
• For frosting, mix cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with a wooden spoon.
• Stir in lemon juice and vanilla then gradually start adding the confectioners' sugar until blended.
• Beat with an electric mixer to get frosting smooth, then frost top and sides of cooled cake.
• Cut into squares and serve, garnish with walnut halves and grated lemon peel, if desired.

DIANE'S CARROT CAKE AND CREAM CHEESE/ RUM ICING

Steps:

• To make the cake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a sifter place together the flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
• In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add 2 unbeaten eggs to the creamed butter and sugar and mix.
• Add the orange peel and carrots to the cream mix.
• Now sift the ingredients in the sifter into the cream mix and fold it inches.
• Mix in nuts and raisins if desired.
• If you need to add some liquid to the mixture, use some water or milk, about 1/4 cup.
• Grease a 9" loaf pan and place waxed paper on the bottom and bake for 40 minutes uncovered and another 30 minutes with foil on top.
• Test doneness with toothpick to see if it comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the cake. It may need more time.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing by blending all the icing ingredients in a bowl.
• Ice the cake after it cools on a wire rack.

DIANE'S CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Add the sugar and mix in.
• Then add the oil and beaten eggs and mix.
• Add and mix in the carrots and pineapple.
• Pour into 9x13 glass pan.
• Bake 30 mins at 325F.
• Bake further and check at 5 min intervals until done.
• Insert knife in centre to check for doneness.
• (Diane cooked hers 40 mins)- variations in ovens and other baking pans will determine your own time.
• For icing beat marg, cream chz, icing sugar,vanilla and salt together until creamy.

DIANE'S APPLE/CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• put both sticks of butter in lg bowl...whip well using hand mixer...add both sugars mix well sit aside
• mix cream eggs[add 1 at a time mix well]stir and vanilla in small bowl sit aside
• mix all[except for 1/4 c flour] dry ingredients set aside
• add that 1/4 c flour to carrots toss well sit aside
• add cream/egg mix to butter....add flour mix to this
• add apples,mix well add carrots mix well add rasins and walnuts fold in let sit sit bout 20 min before puttin into pans
• preheat oven to 350 spray 3 round cake pan with non stick spray
• after batter has sat 20 min stir well[makin sure no apples or carrots are sittin at bottom of bowl] then divid into the 3 pans
• bake for 75 min[start checkin at bout 65 min with toothpick] when done remove from oven cool in pans for 10 min then remove from pans and cool on
• FROSTING......1 24 OZ TUB LIGHT COOL WHIP,2 8 OZ PKG LIGHT CREAM CHEESE,1 t VANILLA mix all toghether in med bowl
• once cake cool frost each layerarrange on servin plate as u please and enjoy!!!!!!!!!

APPLE CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING & PRALINE ICING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in 1 egg; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat oil with remaining sugar and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into oil mixture until blended. Stir in the apples, carrots and pecans.
• Transfer half of the apple batter to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan; layer with cream cheese mixture and remaining apple batter.
• Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a large saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake. Sprinkle with pecans.