Freezer Carrot Cake

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 6 cups finely shredded carrots (about 2 pounds)
• 2 cups salad oil (or 1 cup oil, 1 cup applesauce)
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup broken walnuts
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) or 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees. butter and lightly flour 2 13-by-9 inch sheet cake pans (or 4 9-by-9 inch square cake pans).
• 2 using large stand mixer (like kitchen-aid brand), combine all dry ingredients until thoroughly mixed. add carrots, oil (or oil and applesauce) and eggs. beat on low until mixed, then increase mixer speed to medium and beat for two minutes. spread batter in pans.
• 3 bake at 325 degrees until the cake centers spring back when touched lightly--about 45 minutes for large pans, 35 to 40 minutes for small pans. allow cakes to cool in the pan on a cooling rack before frosting with cream cheese icing.
• 4 cream cheese icing: allow 2 3-ounce packages of cream cheese and one (1/2 cup) stick of butter to come to room temperature. place in mixer bowl, and beat on high speed until combined. add 2 teaspoons vanilla and 4 cups powdered sugar. beat at medium-high speed until light and fluffy--2 to 4 minutes. ice tops of cakes only. sprinkle frosting with chopped walnuts.
• 5 serves/yields: 12 - 15 servings (two large cakes or 4 small cakes).
• 6 prep. time: 15 minutes.
• 7 cook time:
• 8 category: freezer cooking.
• 9 difficulty: easy.