Carrot Cake Made With Mayonnaise

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix with pudding
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 cup hellmann mayonnaise
• 3 large fresh eggs
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1 can crushed pineapple with juice, drained (8 ounces)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup black walnut
• cream cheese frosting, you may substitute whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º.
• 2 grease and flour two (9-inch) round baking pans*; set aside.
• 3 in large bowl with mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
• 4 add mayonnaise, eggs, carrots and pineapple; beat 30 seconds or until moistened.
• 5 with mixer on medium speed, beat 2 minutes.
• 6 stir in walnuts.
• 7 pour into prepared pans.
• 8 bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 on wire rack, cool 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.
• 10 just before serving, frost cake.
• 11 *or,prepare cake mix as above in 13 x 9-inch baking pan or bundt pan.