Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups carrots, shredded
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups nuts, finely chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f/180°c.
• 2 grease and flour a 9" x 13" glass baking dish. set aside.
• 3 in large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg and mix thoroughly.
• 4 in another bowl, beat eggs, add oil and carrots and add to dry ingredients and blend.
• 5 pour batter evenly into baking dish and bake for 1 hour. allow cake to cool completely before icing.
• 6 to make frosting: cream together the cream cheese and butter. add powdered sugar and vanilla and combine thoroughly. add nuts, if using.
• 7 can be stored in cool place for up to five days, if it lasts that long!