Categories: Dessert - cake

Ingredients

• 3 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking soda
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 1/4 c. sweet cream butter, melted
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• 1 c. chopped pecans
• 1/2 c. raisins
• 1/2 c. flaked coconut
• 3 c. (6 med.) grated carrots
• 1 c. (1 large) peeled, grated apple
• Frosting:
• 1/3 c. sweet cream butter
• 3 c. powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 to 4 tbsp. milk

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

2. Stir in 1 1/4 c. butter, eggs and 1 tbsp. vanilla until well mixed.
3. Stir in remaining cake ingredients. Pour into greased 13×9″ baking pan. Bake for 40-50 mins. or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
4. In 1-qt. saucepan, heat 1/3 c. butter over med. heat until delicate brown (5-6 mins).
5. In small mixer bowl, combine browned butter, powdered sugar and 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Beat at med. speed, scraping bowl often, gradually adding milk until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cake.

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