Surprise carrot cake

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       Title: SURPRISE CARROT CAKE
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 1 Servings
  
            -Pat Dwigans fwds07a-
       8 oz Cream cheese; softened
     1/4 c  Sugar
       1    Egg; beaten
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       2 c  Flour
   1 3/4 c  Sugar
       2 ts Baking soda
       2 ts Cinnamon
       1 ts Salt
       1 c  Oil
       3    Eggs; beaten
       3 c  Carrots; shredded
     1/2 c  Nuts; chopped
  
      Combine cream cheese sugar and egg, mixing until well blended. Set
   aside.
      Combine dry ingredients.  Add combined oil and eggs, mixing just until
   moistened.  Fold in carrots and nuts. Reserve 2 cups batter. Pour remaining
   batter into a greased and floured 9-inch Bundt pan. Pour cream cheese
   mixture over batter; carefully spoon reserved batter over cream cheese
   mixture, spreading to cover. Bake at 350~ for 55 minutes or until wooden
   pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
   Cool thoroughly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
   
      Variation.  Substitute light Philadelphia Brand Neufchatel cheese for
   cream cheese.
  
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