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Living well with kidney disease

 

Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 – 4 ½ oz. jars baby food carrots
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Icing:

  • 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ cup unsalted butter or margarine (softened)
  • 4 cups confectioners sugar (sifted)

Instructions:

Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Combine sugar and oil; beat well.  Add eggs, carrots and vanilla.  Beat until smooth.  Add next 6 ingredients; beat well. Pour into greased and floured cake pan (13 x 9).  Bake for 30 minutes.  Cool in pan 10 minutes.

Icing: Cream together cream cheese and unsalted butter.  Add vanilla and confectioner’s powdered sugar.  Spread over cooled cake.

Nutrient Information:

(Based on approximate analysis per serving)

Servings 28
Per Serving  
Calories 502.3    (kcal)
Protein 2.6  (g)
Carbohydrates 39  (g)
Fat 38.9 (g)
Sat. Fat 7.1  (g)
Chol. 38.9  (mg)
Dietary Fiber .1  (g)
Calcium 6.1 (mg)
Phosphorus 19.3 (mg)
Potassium 28  (mg)
Sodium 122.6 (mg)

 

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