Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake Recipe

Name: Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup canola oil; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 cups grated carrots; FROSTING:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk; 1 cup chopped walnuts; Orange and green food coloring, optional

Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/old-fashioned-carrot-cake-2" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday. It's dotted with sweet carrots and a hint of cinnamon. The fluffy buttery frosting is scrumptious with chopped walnuts stirred in. One piece of this cake is never enough!?Kim Orr, West Grove, Pennsylvania..."

INGREDIENTS

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4 eggs

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2 cups sugar

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1 cup canola oil

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

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3/4 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon baking powder

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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2 cups grated carrots

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FROSTING:

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1/2 cup butter, softened

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1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

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2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk

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1 cup chopped walnuts

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Orange and green food coloring, optional

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