Spiced Carrot Cake

I have a copy of the "Old Fashioned Cook Book", that my daughter Allison bought for me. I made this cake, from that book, to send to my daughter for her 20th birthday. Happy birthday my love.........MWAH from Mooma!!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1  cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 4  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, finely shredded
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts or 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. Sift together first 6 ingredients.
2. Cream butter, gradually add sugar, and cream well.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Stir in carrot.
5. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
6. Fold in walnuts or pecans.
7. Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
8. Baked at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until cake tester comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan 15 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
10. Sift confectioners sugar over top.