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J Paul Getty Museum Carrot Cake Recipe

J Paul Getty Museum Carrot Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

cake
1/2 cup canola oil (called for 1-1/2 cups)
1 cup unsweetened applesauce (i added this to make up for oil)
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. salt
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained (from an 8 oz c an)
cream cheese frosting
1 8 oz brick of low-fat cream cheese, softened (called for 3 oz)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened (called for 1/2 cup)
3 cups powdered sugar (1-1/4 cups in original)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
rest of pineapple (approx 1/4 cup)

Directions:

Combine all cake ingredients, in the order listed, and mix until blended.
Pour into a greased 13 x 9” pan.
Bake at 350 for approximately 1 hour, or until the cake starts to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool on rack.
Combine all frosting ingredients and frost cake.
Chill, covered at least two hours. Overnight is better. This cake gets better as it ages a bit.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	872.89 Kcal (3655 kJ)
Calories from fat	390.03 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	43.34g	67%
Cholesterol	40.82mg	14%
Sodium	1078.64mg	45%
Potassium	1537.08mg	33%
Total Carbs	110.66g	37%
Sugars	67.47g	270%
Dietary Fiber	2.01g	8%
Protein	13.09g	26%
Vitamin C	4.9mg	8%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	0.6mg	4%
Calcium	141.2mg	14%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	381.4 Kcal (1597 kJ)
Calories from fat	170.42 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	18.94g	67%
Cholesterol	17.83mg	14%
Sodium	471.31mg	45%
Potassium	671.62mg	33%
Total Carbs	48.35g	37%
Sugars	29.48g	270%
Dietary Fiber	0.88g	8%
Protein	5.72g	26%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	8%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	7%
Iron	0.3mg	4%
Calcium	61.7mg	14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

20.7

Points
24

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
low cholesterol

Bad Points

High in Sodium,
High in Sugar

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