my grandmother's carrot cake

How To Make my grandmother's carrot cake

• 1

  Turn on oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, sugar, soda, salt and cinnamon in a large mixer bowl. Add the shredded carrots, oil and the (slightly beaten) eggs. Mix all ingredients with an electric mixer. Add the pecans.
• 2

  Pour your cake batter into 3 (9") round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees in oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on rack before frosting your cake.
• 3

  FROSTING 1 8oz. package cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 2 tsp. vanilla 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 4

  Beat together cream cheese, butter and the vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, (2 cups at a time) and beat well. Add the remaining powdered sugar if needed to make it to a spreading consistency. Frost between layers of cake, then frost the top and sides.
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