LEMONY CARROT CAKE RECIPE

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.