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diane's apple/carrot cake with cream cheese

(1 rating)
Dianeintn avatar
Recipe by
Diane Eldridge
@Dianeintn
born in Traverse City Mich now in Chattanooga, TN

i wanted sometin special for the 50th birthday party my hubby gave me....this was the cake i made....very good.......

(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 45 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

Ingredients For diane's apple/carrot cake with cream cheese

  • 2 stick
    real butter,room temp
  • 2/3 c
    white sugar
  • 2/3 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 c
    heavy cream
  • 6 lg
    eggs
  • 2 1/2 +1/4 c
    flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1 tsp
    allspice
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    fresh grated ginger
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    grated apples[use whatever kind u want but make sure to use at least 2 different kinds]
  • 2 c
    grated carrots
  • 1/2 c
    dark raisins
  • 1 1/2 c
    walnut pieces

How To Make diane's apple/carrot cake with cream cheese

  • 1
    put both sticks of butter in lg bowl...whip well using hand mixer...add both sugars mix well sit aside
  • 2
    mix cream eggs[add 1 at a time mix well]stir and vanilla in small bowl sit aside
  • 3
    mix all[except for 1/4 c flour] dry ingredients set aside
  • 4
    add that 1/4 c flour to carrots toss well sit aside
  • 5
    add cream/egg mix to butter....add flour mix to this
  • 6
    add apples,mix well add carrots mix well add rasins and walnuts fold in let sit sit bout 20 min before puttin into pans
  • 7
    preheat oven to 350 spray 3 round cake pan with non stick spray
  • 8
    after batter has sat 20 min stir well[makin sure no apples or carrots are sittin at bottom of bowl] then divid into the 3 pans
  • 9
    bake for 75 min[start checkin at bout 65 min with toothpick] when done remove from oven cool in pans for 10 min then remove from pans and cool on
  • 10
    FROSTING......1 24 OZ TUB LIGHT COOL WHIP,2 8 OZ PKG LIGHT CREAM CHEESE,1 t VANILLA mix all toghether in med bowl
  • 11
    once cake cool frost each layerarrange on servin plate as u please and enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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