Great Grandma's Carrot Cake

Name: Great Grandma's Carrot Cake
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Flour; 2 cup Sugar; 1 tsp Baking soda; 2 tsp Cinnamon; 1/2 tsp Salt; 4 Eggs beaten; 3 cup Grated carrots; 1 1/2 cup Oil; 8 oz Cream cheese; 1 stick Butter; 1 lb Powdered sugar; 1 cup Chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Nick_35745 @cook_2928768

I have been eating this cake since I was a toddler and it remains the gold standard for me.

Nick_35745 @cook_2928768

I have been eating this cake since I was a toddler and it remains the gold standard for me.

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Ingredients

30 mins

15 servings

Cake
2 cupFlour
2 cupSugar
1 tspBaking soda
2 tspCinnamon
1/2 tspSalt
4Eggs beaten
3 cupGrated carrots
1 1/2 cupOil
Icing
8 ozCream cheese
1 stickButter
1 lbPowdered sugar
1 cupChopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

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Steps

30 mins

1

Set out butter and cream cheese to soften.
2

Preheat oven to 350.
3

Mix dry ingredients.
4

Pour beaten eggs over dry ingredients, do not stir.
5

Add oil and beat until combined then add carrots and best until throughly distributed.
6

Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake for 40 - 45 minutes.
7

Beat cream cheese and butter together until blended then slowly add powdered sugar until all sugar is added and icing is smooth. Add desired amount of nuts.
8

Ice the cake about 10 - 15 minutes after baking to allow icing to melt and set properly.
9

Allow cake to cool and serve.