Applesauce Carrot Cake

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup shredded carrots
• 2 1/4 cups applesauce
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins

Instructions

1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Stir carrots into applesauce.
4. Combine flour, soda, and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition.
5. Fold in walnuts and raisins.
6. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tests done.
8. Cool in pan 10 minutes.
9. Remove from pan; let cool.

Nutrition

Per serving: 704 Calories; 23g Fat (28.1% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 120g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 75mg Cholesterol; 551mg Sodium

Exchanges: 3 Grain (Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fruit; 4 Fat; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrates