Family Carrot Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 cups carrots, shredded
• 3/4 cup pecans
• pecans, chopped
• frosting
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 cake.
• 2 preheat oven to 350*. grease and flour 9â€?x13â€? inch pan.
• 3 in large bowl beat eggs, oil, granulated sugar and vanilla.
• 4 in medium bowl, stir flour baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. incorporate dry ingredients to creamy mixture.
• 5 add carrots, mix and fold in pecans.
• 6 pour batter in prepared pan.
• 7 bake 45 minutes until tester inserted in centre of cake comes out clean. let cool. frost with cream cheese frosting.
• 8 frosting.
• 9 in medium size bowl, mix butter and cream cheese till smooth.
• 10 add almond extract. gradually add icing sugar and beat till mixture is homogeneous.
• 11 spread over cooled cake; decorate with pecan halves.
• 12 tip; use your food processor to grate the carrots.