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Aunt Donna's Carrot Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
1 pound of carrots (grated by hand)
1 cup of nuts, broken into small pieces (by hand)
2 cups of flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups oil
Icing:
1 stick of margarine, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 box of powdered sugar
1 cup hand broken nuts
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Cake: Mix together flour, soda, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl. In mixing bowl, mix sugar and eggs, beating after each addition. Add 1 1/2 cups of oil. Add flour mixture. Add carrots and nuts. Pour into three 9" pans misted with baking spray and flour. Bake at 350º for about 45 minutes. Icing: Beat together margarine and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix in chopped nuts. Frost completely cooled cake layers.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
16
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 1/2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Aunt Donna was exacting. She did grate the carrots and break the nuts by hand. I do it the lazy way.

 

 

 

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