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Barb's Best Carrot Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 75 Minutes
Servings: 10
Sweet and spicy! You can make this in a foil pan to bring for pot luck, BBQ's or give as a house warming gift.... This was given to me by Barb. It's tweaked a bit. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups shredded carrots
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup raisins (optional)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon lemon, zest of, of
1 lb powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Cake.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Grease and flour 13x9 cake pan.
4. With mixer, cream together the sugar and eggs.
5. Slowly pour in oil, mixing until fully incorporated.
6. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in increments.
7. Add carrots and walnuts stir in and stir in optional raisins.
8. Pour into prepared cake pan.
9. Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour.
10. Frosting.
11. Cream together the cream cheese and butter/margarine.
12. Add vanilla, lemon juice and zest.
13. Blend in powdered sugar, beating until smooth.
14. Frost cooled cake.
By RecipeOfHealth.com