carrot surprise cake

Name: Carrot Surprise Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 3 - eggs; 1 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 3 cup(s) shredded carrots; 1 cup(s) canola oil; 2c cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 - chopped pecans; 1 ounce(s) 8 ounce cream cheese; 1/4 cup(s) butter oftened; 4 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 - 8 ounce cream cheese; 1/4 cup(s) white sugar; 1 - egg; - the last 3 items are for the filling

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Marian Arbour

Newcastle, ON

Updated on May 27, 2013

When my children were little I would usually make their birthday cake with a surprise tucked inside..it was usually a 50 cent coin wrapped in wax paper..this time I also added the cream cheese.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield 12 to 14

Ingredients

3 - eggs
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 cups shredded carrots
1 cup canola oil
2c cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 - chopped pecans
1 ounce 8 ounce cream cheese
1/4 cup butter oftened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 - 8 ounce cream cheese
1/4 cup white sugar
1 - egg
- the last 3 items are for the filling

How To Make carrot surprise cake

Step 1

In bowl beat sugar and eggs, add carrots and oil and mix til well combined..mix together flour, cinnamon and soda add to carrot mixture,,mix well stir in pecans.

Step 2

FROSTING..beat together cream cheese.vanilla, butter and confectionary sugar and spread on cake.
Step 3

Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan.....pour 3 cups cake batter into pan spoon cheese mix over batter and pour remaining batter over cream cheese bake in 350Foven and bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when tested cool cake in pan 10 minutes and remove to wire rack to cool.
Step 4

For filling beat together 8 ounce cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg..
Step 5

I live in Canada and we have 1 and 2 dollar coins..we call them loonies and toonies..I will have to add this to the next cake for one of my great grand children and wrap it in foil or saran and put it in with the icing.
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Ingredient: Vegetable

Method: Bake

Culture: Canadian

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