Food
Carrot Cake
By Yankee Magazine|Aug 29 2004|
Yield
8 servings
Cake
Ingredients
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons soda
1-1/2 cups oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
3 cups grated carrot
Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together first five ingredients. In a separate bowl mix oil, eggs, nuts, and carrot. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir until moistened.
Frosting
Ingredients
8-ounce package cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
Bake cake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Let cool, then frost.
I have made this carrot cake many times and each time I get rave reviews. They all love it!! They can’t wait for fall when I start baking carrot cakes to give away.