Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake Recipe.

How to Make Carrot Cake.

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Carrot Cake

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Course Cake

Cuisine American

Keyword Cakes, Carrot Cake, Food recipe

Prep Time 6 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 minutes mins

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.