Carrot Cake

By aarrington

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 3 C grated raw carrots
• 4 eggs
• 2 C sugar
• 1 1/2 C salad oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 C flour
• 1 C chopped walnuts (or pecans)
• 1 C butter, softened
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 5 C powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Combine carros, eggs, sugar and oil; beat. Add remaining ingredients; beat. Distribute batter evenly into 3 - 9" greased cake pans.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

-Frosting is enough for between layers as well as entire outside of cake. It can be halved to leave layers exposed and only frost between layers and top of cake.