Name: Purple Carrot Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Butter -; Purple carrots, finely grated - 9 ounces; Brown sugar - ½ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Lemon zest - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 ⅓ cups; Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon; Eggs - 3; Unsweetened applesauce - ½ cup; Light vegetable oil - ¼ cup; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Purple food coloring (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

Recipe information

Cooking:

25 min.

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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.