Old Fashioned Carrot Cake

By atchase2

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 4 eggs
• 2 c. sugar
• 3 c. finely shredded carrots
• 1 8 0z. pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
• 2 c. flour
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 c. chopped walnuts
• 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
• Frosting:
• 1/4 c. flour
• 3/4 c. milk
• 3/4 c. butter
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. powdered sugar
• additional nuts to decorate

Details

Servings 13
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 90mins

Preparation

Step 1

Cake: beat eggs and sugar. Add carrots, cream cheese and oil and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in pineapple and nuts. Pour into a 13x9x2 baking pan. Bake at 350* for 55-60 minutes. Cool.

Frosting: in a heavy saucepan, cook and stir flour and milk over medium-low heat until a thick paste forms, about 10 minutes. Chill for 30 minutes. Cream butter, sugar and salt. Gradually add chilled flour mixture and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla and sugar and beat well.

Frost cake and sprinkle with nuts.