Carrot Raisin Cake with Irish Cream Frosting Recipe

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Carrot Raisin Cake with Irish Cream Frosting
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Ingredients
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Nutrition
11449
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups finely grated carrot
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • confectioners' sugar for sifting over the cake

Directions:

  1. In a bowl combine well the flour, the baking powder, the salt, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the allspice. In another bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat the mixture until it is smooth. Add the carrot, the raisins, and the zest and combine the mixture well. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the orange juice in 2 batches and stir the batter until it is combined well. Divide the batter between 2 buttered and floured 8-inch round cake pans, spreading it evenly, and bake the layers in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes or less, or until a tester comes out clean and the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pans. Let the layers cool in the pans for 20 minutes, invert them onto racks, and let them cool completely. The cake layers may be made 1 day in advance and kept, wrapped well, at room temperature.
  2. Invert one of the cake layers onto a plate, spread one third of the frosting on top, and top it with the second layer. Spread three fourths of the remaining frosting on the side of the cake decoratively and reserve the remaining frosting in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Put a paper doily on top of the cake, sift the confectioners' sugar over it, and remove the doily carefully. Pipe the reserved frosting decoratively around the edge of the cake.
  3. Make the frosting: In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter until it is smooth, beat in the confectioners' sugar gradually, and beat in the salt and the Irish cream. Beat the frosting until it is light and fluffy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 11449.01 Kcal (47935 kJ)
Calories from fat 6905.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 767.32g 1180%
Cholesterol 2719.86mg 907%
Sodium 4679.33mg 195%
Potassium 2854.53mg 61%
Total Carbs 1110.95g 370%
Sugars 765.83g 3063%
Dietary Fiber 26.76g 107%
Protein 74.28g 149%
Vitamin C 57.5mg 96%
Vitamin A 11.8mg 394%
Iron 14.6mg 81%
Calcium 2269.1mg 227%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 425.9 Kcal (1783 kJ)
Calories from fat 256.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.54g 1180%
Cholesterol 101.18mg 907%
Sodium 174.07mg 195%
Potassium 106.19mg 61%
Total Carbs 41.33g 370%
Sugars 28.49g 3063%
Dietary Fiber 1g 107%
Protein 2.76g 149%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 96%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 394%
Iron 0.5mg 81%
Calcium 84.4mg 227%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 292.1
    Points
  • 323
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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