Dessert for 10
Carrot Cake with butter
$5.42for 460 minServes 10
Grated carrots, pineapple, spices, and brown sugar make a moist sheet cake finished with tangy cream cheese frosting.
Photo: holajalapeno.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.55 lb | $0.61Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
 | Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.96Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.30Typical price |
 | Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.25 | $0.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $13.56 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 10servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
$1.36 per serving$5.42 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup 2 sticks softened unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cans (8 oz) crushed pineapple
- 3 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 packages (8 oz) softened cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Beat the softened butter and brown sugar until smooth, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt, then fold in the carrots and pineapple.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cake completely for about 10 minutes, then beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, yogurt, and lemon juice until smooth.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and cut it into pieces.
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