Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake Recipe.
How to Make Carrot Cake.
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Carrot Cake
Ingredients
Mix together and beat well:
- 3 large (6 oz.) baby food jars of grated carrots or 3 cups finely grated carrots
- 2 Cups granulated sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 1 1/2 Cups salad oil
- 1/2 Cup nuts
Then sift together:
- 3 Cups flour
- 2 Teaspoons baking soda
- 2 Teaspoons baking powder
- 2 Teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 Teaspoon cloves
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
Cream Cheese Icing
- 1 Package (8 oz.) Cream cheese softened
- 2 Teaspoons vanilla
- 1 or 1/2 stick butter
- 1 lb. powdered sugar Mix together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth.
Instructions
- Add dry ingredients gradually to sugar mixture. Beat well. Pour mixture into tube pan or 3 layer cake pans, greased and floured. Bake at 375 degrees for one hour for tube pan, or bake 30 to 40 minutes for layers at 350 degrees. Cool.
- Tip: At Christmas time we sometimes add orange bits to carrot cake.