Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Mom's Carrot Cake

My first favorite cake! It's a pretty reliable recipe but I can't always find the junior baby food. I like to add raisins or even pineapple, but there are other recipes that include those.

2 jars junior carrots (baby food)
1 cup chopped nuts
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups crisco oil

Combine all ingredients. Pour into a greased tube pan. Bake for 1 1/4 hours at 350.  Cool.  Frost using 1/2  of the following recipe.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1 stick soft margarine
2 tsp vanilla
1 8 oz softened cream cheese
1 lb confectioners sugar
Cream together margarine and cream cheese with sugar.  Add vanilla. Frosts 3 layers.

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