Carrot Cake

By jeaninemg

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 1/2 C all purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 C light brown sugar, packed
• 1 C white sugar
• 1 1/2 C butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla
• 3 C grated carrot
• 1/2 C crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 C raisins
• 1 C chopped walnuts
• Icing:
• 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 C butter
• 1 T. fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla
• 3 C confectioners' sugar

Details

Adapted from bing.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare 2 9" pans. Mix flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugars. Add butter, one egg, and vanilla. Blend with mixer on low. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Add the other eggs, one at a time. Add carrots, pineapple, raisins, and nuts. Thoroughly mix.

Bake 60 - 70 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; invert on rack. After icing, refrigerate 1 hour to set icing.