Cleve's Carrot Cake

By stherio1

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• Icing:
• 1 8 oz pack cream cheese
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 stick butter
• dash of salt

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:

Beat eggs till frothy. Add sugar, gradually. Mix dry ingredients, add egg mixture, carrots and nuts if desired. Bake in greased pan at 325 degrees.

Icing:

Thaw cream cheese ad butter at room temperature. Add other ingredients. Spread over cooled cake.