Lightened Up Carrot Cake

Preheat Oven 350 degrees:

Butter a baking pan.

Cream the butter and sugars until very light and fluffy. Add the spices and grated lemon zest and continue to beat.

Add the eggs, one at a time while beating on low. Stir in the carrots and the applesauce.

Sift the dry ingredients. Add the vanilla to the milk and add to the dry ingredients. Add the flour mixture to the blender while the blender is on lowest speed.

Optional – Crumble Topping

In food process combine; the graham crackers, brown sugar and butter.

If using a bundt pan place topping at the bottom of pan, then turn batter into pan.

Bake 30-35 minutes or until cake springs back when pressed in the middle or toothpick test comes out clean.