Debbie'S Delicious Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Crisco Oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 cups coarsely grated raw carrots
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 package (1 lb) powdered sugar

1. Combine sugar, oil, and eggs, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
2. Sift dry ingredients together, add to oil mixture and beat at low speed for 1 minute.
3. Add grated carrots and nuts.
4. Spread batter in chosen pan.
5. Bake for 1 hour until cake tests done wiht a toothpick, should be clean.
6. Cool in pan 30 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely.
7. When cool, spread with Cream Cheese Frosting.
8. May leave cakes in pan and top with frosting.
9. Frosting
10. Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth, add vanilla.
11. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Add more sugar to thicken or milk to thin frosting if needed for good spreading consistancy.

sugar, crisco oil, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, carrots, nuts, cream cheese frosting, cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/debbies-delicious-carrot-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-50086957 (may not work)