Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

By KSmitherman

Ingredients

• Icing:
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla
• 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350
Grease and flour 13x9 inch pan.
In a large bowl, combine carrots, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, oil, 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla, pineapple and 3/4 cup pecans. Spoon batter into pan.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool.

To make Frosting: Combine powder sugar, cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla in a med. bowl. Beat until smooth, then stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread on cooled cake.