Dessert for 10

Carrot Cake with cream cheese

Name: Carrot Cake with cream cheese
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 lb full fat cream cheese; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 4 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 4 eggs; 1 cup vegetable or canola oil; 3/4 cup full fat buttermilk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/8 tsp ground cloves

$9.68for 485 minServes 10

Spiced carrot cake bakes in a single pan, cools, and finishes with maple cream cheese frosting.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Cream cheese, 16 oz$0.30/oz typical	16 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Buttermilk, 6.5 oz$0.05/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.32Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$24.19

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Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarHoney or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarOlive and cooking oilFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

85 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$2.42 per serving$9.68 for 4

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Ingredients

16 tbsp unsalted butter
1 lb full fat cream cheese
1/4 tsp kosher salt
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
4 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable or canola oil
3/4 cup full fat buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
Whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves in a medium bowl.
Beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, oil, buttermilk, and one teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl.
Stir in the shredded carrots, fold in the dry mixture, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool the cake in the pan for 25 minutes, then cool it completely on a rack for 15 minutes.
Beat the cream cheese, butter, salt, powdered sugar, maple syrup, and remaining vanilla until smooth, then spread the frosting over the cooled cake.

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