Aunt Nancy's Carrot Cake

Every year, the family gets together for three days "up Nort" for fishing and campfire fun. We have potluck meals each day, and my aunt Nancy brought this cake this year. It has to be the best carrot cake I've ever tasted.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• For the cake

• 2  cups sugar
• 3  eggs
• 3  cups  grated carrots
• 1 1⁄2 cups  cooking oil
• 2  cups flour
• 3  teaspoons baking soda
• 3  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts (if not using nuts, use about 1 more cup grated carrots)

• For the icing

• 3  cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2  teaspoons vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Combine eggs and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat well.
3. Add remaining cake ingredients except the nuts and mix well.
4. Fold in nuts.
5. Grease and flour a 9x13 or Bundt pan.
6. Pour cake mixture into pan and bake for 45 minutes or until done.
7. Combine powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese and vanilla in mixing bowl and beat until creamy.
8. Spread over cooled cake.