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Carrot Cake with Secret Cream Cheese Frosting
From Terri Che/Reynolds, Georgia
Every year at Christmas, my mom makes a carrot cake
that is just a little different. It's the frosting
that puts this cake over the top.
Carrot Cake with Secret Cream Cheese Frosting
1 box spice cake mix
1/4 cup oil
1 cup grated carrot
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/3c water
Mix all ingredients. Pour into greased floured 13 x 9
pan, bake at 350F for 35 minutes. Cool.
Secret Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 c toasted chopped pecans
1 tsp. instant coffee powder
3 tsps water
1 box confectioners sugar
Mix all ingredients. If too thin add more powdered
sugar. Too thick, add water 1/2 tsp at a time to
spreading consistency.
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