Carrot Fruitcake
Carrot Fruitcake is a special fruit cake recipe for the holidays! Flavorful moist carrot cake with candied fruit, raisins, and pecans.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg large
- 1 1/2 cups carrot finely shredded
- 1 1/2 cups flour , divided
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup pecans , chopped
- 1 1/4 cup candied fruit chopped (divided, mixed
- 1 cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x5 loaf pan with baking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl add the sugar, vegetable oil and eggs and whisk until smooth.
- Whisk in the carrots.
- Sift together 1 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Whisk into wet ingredients until just combined.
- In a small bowl stir together pecans, 1 cup candied fruit and raisins with remaining 1/2 cup flour.
- Stir into the batter.
- Pour into loaf pan and top with remaining candied fruit.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from loaf pan.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 409
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 409kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 59g | 20% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 228mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 238mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 2735IU | 55% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.