This warm milk is something I came up with to soothe my boys down when they were having trouble falling asleep. Years after starting to drink it, kids still do so whether doing their homework or returning from a cold day of play. After a difficult day at work, I have also appreciated it. I wish you years of enjoyment from this recipe.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- butter
- 9 ounces purple carrots, finely grated
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup light vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon purple food coloring (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter.
- Combine grated carrots, brown sugar sugar, white sugar, and lemon zest in a bowl. Toss to coat and allow the natural juices to come out. Set aside.
- Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl.
- Whisk eggs, applesauce, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Add flour mixture 1/4 cup at a time, mixing until just combined. Fold in carrot-sugar mixture with all the juice that has accumulated. Add food coloring. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
- Cool cake on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges of the pan to loosen. Invert cake carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.
- If you want to frost the cake, let cool completely and add a bit of purple food coloring to your favorite cream cheese frosting.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 290 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 47 g |
| Cholesterol | 71 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 148 mg |
| Sugars | 29 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Kids love this cake!