Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Carrot-Apple Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze

pg. 160 Year Round Fresh  8 points  24 servings

Cake:
2 1/2 c all-purpose flour
2 1/2 t baking powder
2 t cinnamon
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 c granulated sugar
3/4 c packed brown sugar
3 large eggs
1/3 c canola oil
1 T vanilla extract
3/4 lb shredded carrots
1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced
1/2 c dried cranberries

Glaze:
1 1/4 c powdered sugar
2 T light cream cheese, softened
1 T plus 1 t low-fat milk
1/8 t vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray 10" Bundt pan with nonstick spray.
2. To make cake, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
3. With electric mixer on medium speed, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, and eggs in large bowl until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add oil and vanilla and beat until blended. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended (batter will be thick). Add carrots, apple, and cranberries and stir just until blended.
4. Spoon batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. LEt cake cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack.
5. To make glaze, with electric mixer on low speed, beat powdered sugar, cream cheese, 1 T milk, and vanilla until blended. Increase speed to medium and beat until smooth. Beat in additional 1 t milk if needed. Drizzle glaze over cool cake.

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