Carrot Cake Recipe

Easy
35 mins
60 mins
1440 mins
Average budget

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cups pastry flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
4 ounces finely chopped walnuts
Frosting:
1 1/2 pound powdered sugar
12 ounces room temperature cream cheese
1 T vanilla extract
2 ounces room temperature margarine

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture and blend well.

Step 3

Fold in carrots and chopped nuts until well blended. Distribute batter evenly in to 3 9 inch cake layer pans, which have been generously greased. There will be approximately 1 pound 5 ounces of batter per pan.

Step 4

Place in preheated oven and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool layers in pans for approximately one hour. Store layers in pans, inverted, in closed cupboard to prevent drying. Layers must be a minimum of 1 day old.

Step 5

For frosting:
Cream together cream cheese and margarine.

Step 6

Add vanilla extract and add powdered sugar slowly.