My Mom's Carrot Cake

"I once told my mom that I love this carrot cake from a restaurant where I live. She said that she could try to make a carrot cake for me sometime when I came home to visit. And boy, did she ever whip up a good one."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl, cream oil and sugar together.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
  • Add carrots and stir.
  • In a separate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Add flour mixture to the sugar mixture.
  • Blend together.
  • Oil and flour 3 round cake pans.
  • Pour mixture into pans.
  • Bake for approximately 40 minutes.
  • While cakes are baking, prepare the filling.
  • Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar.
  • Add vanilla and nuts.
  • When cakes have cooled completely after baking, spread the filling on top of each layer.
  • Stack the layers and ice the rest of the cake.
  • Grated carrots and crushed pecans/walnuts may be added to the top of the cake for appearance.

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