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Carrot Cake

2 cups grated carrots        
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
1 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1˝ cups Wesson oil
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup nuts
1 small can crushed pineapple
 
Combine sugar and oil. Add eggs and vanilla and mix. Combine with dry ingredients. Add pineapple, nuts and carrots. Bake 350° for 35 to 40 minutes in three 8-inch round cake pans or 1 hour in 13x9x2 pan. May be baked in loaf pans. When cool, can frost.

 Frosting
1 pound powdered sugar
1 stick butter
8-oz cream cheese

1 tsp vanilla

Combine above, cream to spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Sprinkle chopped nuts on top if desired. This cake is good without frosting.

We suspect it was Connie’s recipe that started this one, too.—Roberta

Another great cake, a standard.—Randy


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