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                     Sara Lee's Carrot Square Cake

Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                         Cakes
               Vegetables

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       -----WALDINE VAN GEFFEN VGHC42A-----
  2                    Eggs
  1      teaspoon      Vanilla
  6      ounces        Oil
  1      teaspoon      Salt
  1-1/2  teaspoons     Baking powder
  2      teaspoons     Cinnamon
  1      cup           Sugar
  1-1/4  cups          All-purpose flour
  1      cup           Carrots -- grate fine
  1      cup           Walnuts -- well-chopped
    1/2  cup           Light raisins -- optional
                       CREAM CHEESE ICING
  6      ounces        Cream cheese -- softened
    1/4  pound         Butter
  1      pound         Powdered sugar
  1-1/2  teaspoons     Orange extract
  1      teaspoon      Spice Island orange peel
  1      tablespoon    Light corn syrup or pancake -- syrup
  1      tablespoon    Cornstarch or flour

Combine first 8 ingredients with electric mixer on medium-high. Beat 3
minutes scraping down sides of bowl often. Remove beaters. Stir in last 3
ingredients. Grease and flour 9" square pan. Spread batter evenly in pan.
Bake at 325° about 50 minutes. Cool in pan about 30 minutes. Frost with
Cream Cheese Frosting and  sprinkle with additional walnuts. ICING-Cream
the cream cheese with the butter until light and fluffy, using  medium-high
speed of electric mixer. Add half of the sugar, increasing speed  to high.
Add extract and peel and beat about 1 minute. Scrape down sides of bowl
often. Resume beating adding remaining powdered  sugar. Beat smooth. Frost
sides and top of cake.

Source: Gloria Pitzer

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