Carrot Cake

Here's another one for you, always a favorite at our house for the holidays:

Aunt Brenda’s Carrot Cake

·        2 cups flour

·        2 cups sugar

·        2 tsp cinnamon

·        2 tsp baking powder

·        2 tsp baking soda

·        ¼ tsp salt

·        4 eggs

·        1 cup oil

·        3 cups carrots, grated

Sift all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon).  In a separate bowl Mix the eggs and oil.  Slowly add the flour mixture.  Add the carrots.  If desired add ¼ cup pecan pieces and ¼ walnuts.  Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes in 3-8” layer pans.

Icing:

·        I stick butter, softened

·        1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened

·        1 box confectioners sugar

·        2 tsp vanilla

·        2 tsp milk if needed

·        ½ cup pecan pieces

·        ½ cup walnuts