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Surprise Carrot Cake Recipe

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A cousin gave me this carrot cake recipe. It's a wonderful potluck pleaser with its "surprise" cream cheese center. My husband and our two young children love it, too! It's a great way to use up the overabundance of carrots from my garden. —Lisa Bowen, Little Britian, Ontario

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Surprise Carrot Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 55 min.

Yield: 12-16 Servings

25 55 80

Ingredients

3 cups shredded carrots
1-3/4 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans
FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the carrots, sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into carrot mixture until blended. Stir in the pecans. Pour 3 cups batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan.
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg. Spoon over batter. Top with remaining batter.
Bake at 350° for 55-60 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.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 570 calories, 30 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 92 mg cholesterol, 442 mg sodium, 71 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Surprise Carrot Cake in Country Woman September/October 2001, p29

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Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2013 by chloedog01

The recipe was easy to follow and very tasty, but the cake stuck in the pan when I tried to remove it from the pan. I don't understand why. Is it because I used spray Pam and not oil?

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2012 by bjblake

This is one of the best carrot cake recipes I've made ! Very moist and simple.

Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2011 by toughnut

I have made this carrot cake several times and it immediately becomes every ones favorite. I have misplaced my magazine w/this recipe and have been tearing apart my recipe stash looking for it. Thankfully found it on line! Makig it again this week!

Reviewed on May. 25, 2011 by chiefs35

This cake was so moist and delicious! It's one of my sister's favorites.