Carrot Cake

By froggyess

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2/3 cup milk
• 3 med. carrots, grated
• Frosting - see cream cheese frosting recipe

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Grease and flour 9 in cake pan

Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt

In separate bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each

At low speed alternate adding in and beating flour mixture and milk into the butter & sugar. Stir in carrots

Bake until top springs back when lightly touched & knife comes out clean - approx 40 min

Cool on rack for 10 min. Turn cake out of pan on rack and cool completely before frosting