CARROT CAKE DONUTS

Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes of all time.  These baked Carrot Cake Donuts are just like having cake for breakfast.

Ingredients
For the Donuts

• 1/2 c. butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2/3 c. brown sugar
• 2/3 c. vanilla yogurt
• 2/3 c. crushed pineapple, drained (save juice)
• 2/3 c. shredded carrots
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 c. flour

For the Frosting

• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. pineapple juice
• 3/4 c. powdered sugar
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Instructions

For the Donuts

• Cream butter, sugar and salt. Add the egg, vanilla and yogurt and beat until smooth. Stir in the pineapple and carrots.
• Sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and baking powder. Slowly beat into the butter mixture.
• Fill a bag with the donut mixture and snip a corner off. Squeeze into donut pan cavities filling 1/2 full. Bake at 375* for 10 minutes. Cool a few minutes in the pan and remove to wire rack to cool completely.

For the Frosting

• While the donuts are cooling, beat the cream cheese, butter and pineapple juice. Slowly add the powdered sugar until smooth. Dip the cooled donuts in frosting and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

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