Helen's Superb Carrot or Plum Cake

Name: Helen's Superb Carrot or Plum Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 2 c sugar; 1 1/4 c oil; 4 large eggs; 2 c flour; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 Tbsp cinnamon, ground; 1 tsp salt; 3 c grated carrots (or 2 large jars of baby food plums); 1 c fresh moist raisins; 1 c coconut, flaked; 1 c chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts); FROSTING; 12 oz powdered sugar; 2 pkg 3 oz cream cheese (room temp); 1 5/8 tsp vanilla extract; 2 Tbsp butter; 2 Tbsp milk; 1/2 c chopped nuts

Helen's Superb Carrot Or Plum Cake Recipe

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By Helen Smith
@beachgirl2112

A "To Die For" cake!

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Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Ingredients

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2 c

sugar
1 1/4 c

oil
4 large

eggs
2 c

flour
2 tsp

baking soda
1 Tbsp

cinnamon, ground
1 tsp

salt
3 c

grated carrots (or 2 large jars of baby food plums)
1 c

fresh moist raisins
1 c

coconut, flaked
1 c

chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
FROSTING
12 oz

powdered sugar
2 pkg

3 oz cream cheese (room temp)
1 5/8 tsp

vanilla extract
2 Tbsp

butter
2 Tbsp

milk
1/2 c

chopped nuts

How to Make Helen's Superb Carrot or Plum Cake

Step-by-Step

1.In large bowl, beat sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat well.
Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt into egg mixture; mix well; fold in carrots and nuts.
Place batter in greased 9x13 pan; bake for 45 minutes in a 350 oven. (Check once because of oven variances.)
FROSTING: Beat together powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, butter and milk; spread on cooled carrot cake.

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