Caramel Carrot Cake Amish Friendship Bread

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Submitted by: Friendship Bread Kitchen

“A twist on your favorite carrot cake recipe, drenched in gooey caramel!”

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 16
Yield: 2 loaves

At a Glance

• increase cinnamon to 1 tablespoon
• add 3 medium carrots, shredded
• add 1/2 chunky homestyle applesauce
• substitute butterscotch pudding for vanilla pudding
• add 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• add 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Ingredients (click to print)

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chunky homestyle applesauce
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups flour
1-2 small boxes butterscotch instant pudding
3 medium carrots, shredded
Cream Cheese Frosting
Caramel Glaze

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed.
3. Grease two large loaf pans.
4. Dust the greased pans with cinnamon-sugar mixture of 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar.
5. Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans.
6. Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
7. Prepare caramel glaze. Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with handle of wooden spoon, wiping handle occasionally to reduce sticking. Reserving 1/2 cup caramel glaze, drizzle remaining caramel topping evenly over top of cake; let stand about 15 minutes or until caramel topping has been absorbed into cake.
8. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled.
9. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the remaining 1/2 cup caramel glaze. Stir remaining glaze into cream cheese frosting and spread.
10. Drizzle with reserved 2 tablespoons caramel topping. Store covered in refrigerator.
11. ENJOY!

Kitchen Notes

Warm the caramel glaze in the microwave to soften. An easy short-cut is to use store-bought whipped topping in lieu of cream cheese frosting. We love serving this cake warm with a tall glass of milk!