Freeman Allen's Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1/2 box confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup softened margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 beat all frosting ingredients together with electric mixer on medium or high speed.
• 2 combine flour sugar, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon in large bowl of mixer.
• 3 mix until well blended, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• 4 add oil to flour mixture while mixing.
• 5 then add the carrots and the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each.
• 6 stir in nuts and vanilla.
• 7 mix well.
• 8 pour into greased and floured 9x13-inch pan (***see note).
• 9 bake in preheated 350°f oven 50 to 60 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• 10 cool in pan.
• 11 frost with cream cheese frosting.
• 12 ***note:i prefer to pour mixture into 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake layer pans and bake for 30 minutes to create a frosted 3 layer cake which makes a beautiful presentation!
• 13 just before bringing to the table to cut, i sprinkle the top with freshly shredded carrots.
• 14 looks beautiful, you can only do it at the last minute, because they will turn brown if done to far ahead.