carrot cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 4 - eggs; 1 1/2 cup(s) oil; 2 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 cup(s) carrots, grated; 1 cup(s) walnuts

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Kathryn Raner

Vancouver, WA

Updated on Jan 12, 2011

I've been making this for family gatherings for over 30 years. This and my baked beans are my two most requested recipes. Be sure to not skimp on the amount of carrots, as this is what helps make the cake moist.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 50 Min

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yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 - eggs
1 1/2 cups oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups carrots, grated
1 cup walnuts

How To Make carrot cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Step 2

In medium bowl, mix the eggs, sugar and oil.
Step 3

In a large bowl mix flour,baking soda, cinnamon,salt. Add the eggs,sugar and oil mixture, and mix well.
Step 4

Add the carrots and walnuts and mix well.
Step 5

Pour into a greased and floured 13x9x2 pan.
Step 6

Bake for 50 minutes. Check with toothpick. Do not over bake.
Step 7

When completely cooled, frost with my cream cheese frosting.
Step 8

For frosting: Mix 3oz room temperature cream cheese and 1/2 cube of room temperature butter, 2 cups powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. If you love to frost a cake heavily.... you may double the frosting ingredients.
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