KitchenAid KPFP850OB Instruction Manual - Page 90

Layer Carrot Cake

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3-LAYER CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING CAKE 11⁄2 pounds (8-11 medium) carrots 22⁄3 cups sugar 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 21⁄2 teaspoons vanilla 3 cups all-purpose flour 21⁄2 teaspoons baking soda 3⁄4 teaspoon salt 21⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg 1⁄2 cup golden raisins 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut 3⁄4 cup pecan halves or pieces CAKE Position chef's bowl and 4 mm shredding disc in work bowl. Add carrots, cutting to fit feed tube if necessary. Process to shred. (Yield should be about 4 cups.) Exchange chef's bowl and shredding disc for multipurpose blade in work bowl. Add sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and carrots. Process until thoroughly mixed, 8 to 10 seconds. Scrape sides of bowl. Process 25 to 30 seconds longer to dissolve sugar. Spread all remaining cake ingredients evenly over carrot mixture in bowl. Pulse 3 to 4 times, 2 to 3 seconds each time, or until just blended. Pour batter evenly into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans (about 21⁄3 cups batter per pan). Bake at 350° F for about 30 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. If baking on 2 racks, rearrange pans half way through. Cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans; cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. 88

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CAKE
1
1
/
2
pounds (8–11 medium) carrots
2
2
/
3
cups sugar
3
/
4
cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2
1
/
2
teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
2
1
/
2
teaspoons baking soda
3
/
4
teaspoon salt
2
1
/
2
teaspoons cinnamon
1
/
2
teaspoon nutmeg
1
/
2
cup golden raisins
1
/
2
cup flaked coconut
3
/
4
cup pecan halves or pieces
CAKE
Position chef’s bowl and 4 mm shredding disc in work bowl. Add carrots, cutting to fit
feed tube if necessary. Process to shred. (Yield should be about 4 cups.)
Exchange chef’s bowl and shredding disc for multipurpose blade in work bowl. Add sugar,
oil, eggs, vanilla, and carrots. Process until thoroughly mixed, 8 to 10 seconds. Scrape sides
of bowl. Process 25 to 30 seconds longer to dissolve sugar. Spread all remaining cake
ingredients evenly over carrot mixture in bowl. Pulse 3 to 4 times, 2 to 3 seconds each
time, or until just blended.
Pour batter evenly into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans (about 2
1
±
3
cups
batter per pan). Bake at 350° F for about 30 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in
center comes out clean. If baking on 2 racks, rearrange pans half way through. Cool in
pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans; cool completely. Frost with Cream
Cheese Frosting.
3-LAYER CARROT CAKE
WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING