Lemony Carrot Cake

18 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • CAKE
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 1/2 cup lemon yogurt or 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • LEMON YOGURT FROSTING
  • 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 -2 1 -2 tablespoon lemon yogurt or 1 -2 tablespoon vanilla yogurt

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour 9x9-inch baking pan.
  2. 2
    In a small bowl combine flour,baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. 3
    In a large bowl beat margarine with electric mixer 30 seconds.
  4. 4
    Add sugar,lemon peel and vanilla; beat well.
  5. 5
    Add eggs,1 at a time, beating after each addition.
  6. 6
    Add flour mixture and yogurt alternately to margarine mixture, beating after each addition.
  7. 7
    Stir in carrots.
  8. 8
    Pour batter into prepared pan; Spread evenly. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  9. 9
    Cool in pan on wire rack. Spread cake with lemon yogurt frosting.
  10. 10
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  11. 11
    LEMON YOGURT FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
  12. 12
    In a small bowl beat margarine until softened.
  13. 13
    Gradually add confectioners sugar; beat well.
  14. 14
    Beat in lemon peel and vanilla.
  15. 15
    Add enough yogurt to make a spreadable frosting.

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