Carrot Cake
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups grated carrots
- FROSTING:
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla 
 
This moist and dense textured carrot
cake is loaded with grated carrots

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and topped with a classic cream cheese frosting. See tips and advice on
href="http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--873/all-about-carrots.asp#grated">how to grate carrots for this recipe.
 
Directions
CAKE:
  • Grease and flour pans.  Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Combine oil, sugar,
    and eggs and beat well.
  • Sift the flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon together. Add to the
    sugar mixture and beat for 2 minutes. Add vanilla and blend well.
  • Stir in grated carrots
    until evenly distributed. Do not over-stir. Pour into prepared pans.
  • Bake for 45 minutes
    or until done. Check for doneness by poking with a toothpick. Toothpick should come out clean.
FROSTING:
  • Cream cheese and butter or margarine should be slightly soft, but
    not too soft. Cream butter or margarine and cream cheese together.
  • Add powdered sugar
    and vanilla and beat until well blended. Add more powdered sugar if you would like the frosting to
    be a little thicker.
  • Frost cake when it is completely cooled. Frosting may be stored in
    the refrigerator 1 to 2 weeks. Remove from refrigerator a little while before using.

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