14 Karat Cake

By criscrossqz

Absolutely the BEST carrot cake you've ever had! I've been making this for years ~ it's lighter than some cakes and has that wonderful cream cheese frosting. My friend loved it so much, she took the recipe and now everyone also tells her it's the best carrot cake they've ever had!

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 TB cinnamon
• 2 cups sugar
• 1-1/2 cups cooking oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 + cups grated carrots (use food processor)
• 1 (8oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 (8 oz each) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 tsp pure vanilla
• 2 lbs powdered sugar
• (This is a doubled frosting recipe, since I like LOTS of frosting)

Preparation

Step 1

Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt & cinnamon ~ add sugar, oil and eggs ~ mix well. Add carrots, pineapple and nuts. Turn into 3 9" layer pans (or 2 10" pans ~ or 9x13" pan)~ greased & floured (or baking sprayed). Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until they test done. Cool and frost

Frosting:
Cream butter, cream cheese and vanilla ~ add in powdered sugar gradually and beat well. If it's too thick, you can add a little milk until it's spreading consistency