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grandma's carrot cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Pam Johnson
Saint Helens, OR

I love this easy to make carrot cake! Combine it with Tillie's White Sauce Frosting and you have the perfect not-too-sweet desert. Perfect for a fall finale to any meal. Or take it to a potluck.

(1 rating)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For grandma's carrot cake

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 ½ c
    cooking oil
  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 3 c
    grated carrots
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • ½ to ¾ c
    nuts ~ optional or adjustable amts to preference

How To Make grandma's carrot cake

  • 1
    Grease and flour 8x12 OR 9x13 cake pan. Pre-heat oven to 350°. ( layer pans work fine too.)
  • 2
    Mix together: sugar, cooking oil, eggs.
  • 3
    Sift together and add to first mixture: flour, baking soda and salt.
  • 4
    Add: grated carrots, cinnamon and nuts.
  • 5
    Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Cool. Frost with Tillie's White Sauce Frosting.

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