Bunny's Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

By JanetLynn198

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 4 cups grated carrots (9 large carrots will give 4 cups grated carrots)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are very good)
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1 Pkg (8oz) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup confectioners sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sugar, oil and eggs, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Sift dry ingredients ( flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon) together. Add to oil mixture and beat at low speed for 1 minute. Stir in grated carrots and nuts. Spread batter in a greased and floured 9x13 baking pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour or until it tests done with a tooth pick. When cool, frost with cream cheese frosting.

Let cream cheese and butter warm to room temperature. Beat them together and add vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners sugar.