1. Kate Pierson's Cosmic Carrot Cake
For dessert, why not sample Kate Pierson's, (founding member of The B-52's), delicious Cosmic Carrot Cake!
This recipe, once again, comes to us from "PETA's Celebrity Cookbook."
INGREDIENTS
For the cake:
2 cups grated carrots
1½ cups raisins
2 cups water
½ cup vegetable oil
1¼ cups maple syrup
1½ tsp. ground cinnamon
1½ tsp. allspice
½ tsp. ground cloves
1 ½ tsp. salt
3 cups whole wheat flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
¾ cup chopped walnuts
For the frosting:
4 cups powdered sugar
2 (8-oz.) containers plain non-dairy cream cheese, room temperature
½ cup unsalted margarine, room temperature
4 tsp. vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch cake pan. Cook the carrots and raisins in the water over
medium heat in a big pot, until the raisins are soft, about 7 to 10 minutes, then remove from heat. Add the oil,
maple syrup, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt; stir and let cool.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and walnuts. Add the carrot mixture and stir until combined. Pour
the batter into the cake pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The cake is done when a knife inserted in the
center comes out clean.
In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to beat all the ingredients for the frosting until smooth and creamy.
Spread on cake.