Uptown Carrot Cake

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• Carrot Cake:
• 1 1/2 cup corn oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups raw grated carrots
• 1 (8 1/2-ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• Cream Cheese Icing:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 ounce cream cheese
• 1 pound powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Mix oil and sugar. Sift dry together. Add 1/2 to oil mix. Add carrots, pineapple, nuts and vanilla. Add rest of dry, mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Pour into buttered-floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350 F for 1 1/2 hours. Leave in pan 10 minutes. Remove. Cool thoroughly.

Cream butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. Cream. Add chopped pecans. Spread on cake.