CARROT CAKE W/MOLASSES

1 pkg spice OR carrot cake mix             1 cup A.P. flour               1 Cup sugar

3 eggs                 1 cup water OR Orange juice         1 cup fresh grated carrots                      1/2 cup finely chopped pecans        1/3 cup butterscotch ice cream topping           

  1 cup molasses                                   1 cup sour cream

DIRECTIONS:  In a bowl, using a whisk mix dry ingredients well.  Add to mixer bowl the eggs, juice/water and carrots; add dry ingredients.  Mix on low until all is evenly wet then add the remaining ingredients.  Mix on low for 2 minutes.

Pour into prepared pans.  This is enough  batter for one 10" round or one 8" sq. or 2 or 3 6" rounds - or other combinations/sizes. 

Bake in 300 degree F oven for 20 minutes, then turn temp up to 325 and continue baking another 20 minutes until cake tests done OR untill you smell that wonder oder of a baked cake throughout the house:)

This sounds really good.  Thanks for sharing.  I have a recipe for an orange carrot cake that's really good, too.

Orange Carrot Cake

1 orange, 2 C flour, 2 C white sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 4 eggs, 2 C grated carrots, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp salt, 1 1/4 C oil, 1/2 cup chopped nuts, orange carrot cake frosting (recipe below)

Trim thin slice from both ends of orange; cut in half lengthwise.  With shallow V-shaped cut, remove white center core.  Cut halves into wedges, removing any seeds.  Cut into chunks and put in blender.  Puree.  Reserve  1 T for frosting.

Sift together dry ingredients.  Add oil and orange puree; mix well.  Add eggs and combine thoroughly.  Stir in carrots and nuts.  Grease pan well.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done.  Let cool in pan 10-15 minutes.

Orange Carrot Cake Frosting

1 8 oz, package cream cheese, softened, 1/4 C room temp butter, 1 box powdered sugar, 1 T orange puree

Beat cream cheese and butter; mix other ingredients in and frost the cake.

This cake has been made in 13x9 oblong mostly, but I've also baked it in 2 8" or 9" cake pans.  Unfortunately, I haven't written down the time for the smaller round pans, but I think it's 30-35 minutes.

Hope you enjoy this recipe and kakeladi's.  It gives you two options to try, and I'm definitely going to try her's.  It's nice to have a small change once in a while.