Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

By Nanadi-2

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese Icing:
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 c. flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 3 c. finely grated carrots
• 1 c. chopped nuts, optional
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1/4 c. margarine
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. sifted powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Sift the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together. Stir in oil. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add carrots, nuts and vanilla, mixing thoroughly.
Pour into a floured and greased 13 x 9 x 2" cake pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick, comes out dry.
Cool in pan. Spread with icing.

Cream Cheese Icing: Mix first 3 ingredients together. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Frost cake.