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Laura Majchrzak
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Love carrot cake? Love pie? Bake them together in an ultimate dessert with cream cheese frosting and over-the-top caramel drizzle!
Carrot Cake Tart
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 19
- Servings 12
Ingredients
Tart
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Frosting
- 2 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Garnish
- 12 whole praline pecans
- 1/2 cup caramel syrup
- 12 carrot curls, if desired*
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place large cookie sheet on middle oven rack. Unroll pie crust; place in ungreased 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press crust firmly against bottom and side of pan; trim edges.
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Step2In large bowl, beat 1/4 cup melted butter, brown sugar and corn syrup with electric mixer on medium speed until blended; beat in eggs until blended. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; beat on low speed until blended. Stir in carrots, raisins and chopped pecans. Spread mixture evenly over bottom of crust-lined pan. Place tart on cookie sheet in oven.
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Step3Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until filling is set and deep golden brown. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Remove side of pan; place tart on serving plate.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter with electric mixer on high speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat on low speed until creamy. Frost cooled tart. Place praline pecans evenly around edge of tart. Refrigerate 1 hour.
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Step5To serve, cut into 12 wedges. Drizzle each serving with 2 teaspoons caramel syrup; garnish each with carrot curl. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
500
Calories
22g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
71g
Total Carbohydrate
48g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 22g
- 33%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 45%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 380mg
- 16%
- Potassium
- 200mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 71g
- 24%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 48g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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