Carrot Cake
By armarcus1
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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
Details
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 35mins
Cooking time 60mins
Cost Average budget
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.
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