Ingredients for - Purple Carrot Cake

1. Butter
2. Purple carrots, finely grated 9 ounces
3. Brown sugar ½ cup
4. White sugar ½ cup
5. Lemon zest 1 teaspoon
6. All-purpose flour 1 ⅓ cups
7. Baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons
8. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon
9. Ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon
10. Eggs 3
11. Unsweetened applesauce ½ cup
12. Light vegetable oil ¼ cup
13. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon
14. Purple food coloring (Optional) 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Purple Carrot Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.

2 . Stage

Combine grated carrots, brown sugar sugar, white sugar, and lemon zest in a bowl. Toss to coat and allow the natural juices to come out. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl.

4 . Stage

Whisk eggs, applesauce, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Add flour mixture 1/4 cup at a time, mixing until just combined. Fold in carrot-sugar mixture with all the juice that has accumulated. Add food coloring. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

6 . Stage

Cool cake on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges of the pan to loosen. Invert cake carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.