Carrot cake

[Laurent]

Did a mini test run of this recipe to see how it would turn out to see if I wanted to make it for Thanksgiving. It turned out well, so I'm going to make it Thursday. Thought I'd share. Healthy, it ain't.

Carrot Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups grated carrots

Sift together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, & baking soda. Mix oil, eggs, & vanilla, stirring until well blended. Add dry ingredients to oil mixture and stir until blended. Add carrots. Divide into 3 pans and bake in layers at 325 for 30 minutes.

Icing

1 8 oz. cream cheese
1 lb. confectioner sugar
1 1/2 stick butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup pecans, chopped

Sift sugar. Add cream cheese, butter, and vanilla gradually. Cream until light & fluffy. Add pecans. Spread between layers, on top, and on sides of cake.

[sweetrebel]

I love homemade carrot cake! I love to make this!

[pacific breeze]

I sometimes add a small can of crushed pineapple to carrot cake and it makes it incredibly moist and tasty. It's my mother's "secret" ingredient.