Surprise Carrot Cake

By suewaynes

I also add raisins to this cake.

Ingredients

• Pillsbury® Baking Spray with Flour
• 2 1/4 cups Pillsbury® Softasilk® Enriched & Bleached Cake Flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice or ground ginger
• 3 large eggs
• 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
• 2 cups finely shredded carrots
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray two 9-inch round cake pans generously with no-stick cooking spray with flour. Combine cake flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and allspice in medium bowl. Combine mayonnaise, eggs and crushed pineapple with juice in large bowl. Add flour mixture; beat with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in carrots and pecans. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.

BAKE 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.