Sara lee's carrot square cake

 
                       Sara Lee's Carrot Square Cake
 
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 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Desserts                         Cakes
                 Vegetables
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                         -----WALDINE VAN GEFFEN VGHC42A-----
    2                    Eggs
    1      teaspoon      Vanilla
    6      ounces        Oil
    1      teaspoon      Salt
    1 1/2  teaspoons     Baking powder
    2      teaspoons     Cinnamon
    1      cup           Sugar
    1 1/4  cups          All-purpose flour
    1      cup           Carrots -- grate fine
    1      cup           Walnuts -- well-chopped
      1/2  cup           Light raisins -- optional
                         CREAM CHEESE ICING
    6      ounces        Cream cheese -- softened
      1/4  pound         Butter
    1      pound         Powdered sugar
    1 1/2  teaspoons     Orange extract
    1      teaspoon      Spice Island orange peel
    1      tablespoon    Light corn syrup or pancake -- syrup
    1      tablespoon    Cornstarch or flour
 
 Combine first 8 ingredients with electric mixer on medium-high. Beat 3
 minutes scraping down sides of bowl often. Remove beaters. Stir in last 3
 ingredients. Grease and flour 9" square pan. Spread batter evenly in pan.
 Bake at 325~ about 50 minutes. Cool in pan about 30 minutes. Frost with
 Cream Cheese Frosting and  sprinkle with additional walnuts. ICING-Cream
 the cream cheese with the butter until light and fluffy, using  medium-high
 speed of electric mixer. Add half of the sugar, increasing speed  to high.
 Add extract and peel and beat about 1 minute. Scrape down sides of bowl
 often. Resume beating adding remaining powdered  sugar. Beat smooth. Frost
 sides and top of cake. Source: Gloria Pitzer
 
 
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