Best Lemony Carrot Cake Recipes

Lemony Carrot Cake image

Provided by looneytunesfan

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup lemon yogurt or 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup shredded carrot
3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 -2 tablespoon lemon yogurt or 1 -2 tablespoon vanilla yogurt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour 9x9-inch baking pan.
In a small bowl combine flour,baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl beat margarine with electric mixer 30 seconds.
Add sugar,lemon peel and vanilla; beat well.
Add eggs,1 at a time, beating after each addition.
Add flour mixture and yogurt alternately to margarine mixture, beating after each addition.
Stir in carrots.
Pour batter into prepared pan; Spread evenly. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire rack. Spread cake with lemon yogurt frosting.
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LEMON YOGURT FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
In a small bowl beat margarine until softened.
Gradually add confectioners sugar; beat well.
Beat in lemon peel and vanilla.
Add enough yogurt to make a spreadable frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.3, Fat 12.3, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 49, Sodium 369.8, Carbohydrate 57.1, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 43, Protein 3.9

LEMONY CARROT CAKE Recipe image

Provided by BobLongo

Number Of Ingredients 18

CAKE
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup margarine or ⁄ cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
½ cup plain yogurt or ⁄ cup lemon yogurt or ⁄ cup vanilla yogurt
½ cup shredded carrot
LEMON YOGURT FROSTING
3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 -2 tablespoon plain yogurt or 1 -2 tablespoon lemon yogurt or 1 -2 tablespoon vanilla yogurt

Steps:

READY IN: 50 mins SERVES: 9 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour 9x9-inch baking pan. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl beat margarine with electric mixer 30 seconds. Add sugar, lemon peel and vanilla; beat well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add flour mixture and yogurt alternately to margarine mixture, beating after each addition. Stir in carrots. Pour batter into prepared pan; Spread evenly. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Spread cake with lemon yogurt frosting. -------------------------------. LEMON YOGURT FROSTING DIRECTIONS: In a small bowl beat margarine until softened. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat well. Beat in lemon peel and vanilla. Add enough yogurt to make a spreadable frosting.