PARMA-STYLE CARROT CAKE

Name: PARMA-STYLE CARROT CAKE
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour...i substituted 1 1/4 white whole wheat flour; 1 Tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup pine nuts (about 6 oz.); 1/2 cups sugar, plus 1/2 cup sugar...; NOTE...i mixed 1/2 cup splenda with 1/2 cup sugar and separated that.; also...on the show Giada did not separate the sugar. she creamed the butter and the 1 cup sugar. i did as the written recipe, so either way will work. no need to separate...; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 1 lemon zested and juiced; 2 cups peeled, shredded carrots (about 6 carrots); 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened; 5 eggs; powdered sugar for garnish

PARMA-STYLE CARROT CAKE was pinched from <a href="http://julesfood.blogspot.com/2011/12/giadas-parma-carrot-cake.html" target="_blank">julesfood.blogspot.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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2 1/2 cups all purpose flour...i substituted 1 1/4 white whole wheat flour

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1 Tablespoon baking powder

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1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

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1/2 tsp salt

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1 cup pine nuts (about 6 oz.)

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1/2 cups sugar, plus 1/2 cup sugar...

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NOTE...i mixed 1/2 cup splenda with 1/2 cup sugar and separated that.

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also...on the show Giada did not separate the sugar. she creamed the butter and the 1 cup sugar. i did as the written recipe, so either way will work. no need to separate...

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1 tsp fennel seeds

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1 lemon zested and juiced

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2 cups peeled, shredded carrots (about 6 carrots)

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1/2 cup mascarpone cheese

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1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

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5 eggs

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powdered sugar for garnish

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