Chef savvy
This Carrot Cake Loaf is the perfect way to celebrate Easter and the beginning of Spring!
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Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray. Add the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir to combine.
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In a medium bowl combine eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar and applesauce.
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Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
04
Fold in carrots and chopped nuts and four batter into the prepared pan
05
Bake for 40 minutes or until the cake looks set and golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
06
Add cream cheese and butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat for 2 minutes. On low speed add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until combined.
Allow cake to cool in loaf pan for 30 minutes before removing it to cool completely. Once cool frost with the cream cheese icing, slice and serve!