The Boarding House
720 N. Wells
Chicago
(312) 280-0720
www.boardinghousechicago.com
Julia’s Carrot Cake
Cake
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 Tbs baking soda
1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsps cinnamon
pinch allspice
pinch nutmeg
1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and shredded
Directions:
Prep 8 x 8 pan with pan spray and parchment cut to fit just the bottom. Make sure sides are sprayed well. In large mixer with whisk, add sugar, brown sugar, and oil. Add eggs, mix. Sift dry ingredients all together, add and mix well. Add carrot, mix well. Bake at 350 until tests clean (roughly 30 minutes) Let cool and frost.
Frosting
Ingredients:
16 oz cream cheese
1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/2 Tbs vanilla
Directions:
Mix until smooth. Apply to cake.
Optional: Top with white chocolate or walnuts.
