Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

This is from the 1980 edition of The Philadelphia Orchestra Cookbook. First time I made this was for someones birthday at work. Everyone loved and raved about it. Hope you do too!
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
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ingredients
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Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable oil
- 3 cups carrots, shredded
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Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 ounces butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups nuts, finely chopped (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180°C.
- Grease and flour a 9" X 13" glass baking dish. Set aside.
- In large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg and mix thoroughly.
- In another bowl, beat eggs, add oil and carrots and add to dry ingredients and blend.
- Pour batter evenly into baking dish and bake for 1 hour. Allow cake to cool completely before icing.
- TO MAKE FROSTING: Cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and combine thoroughly. Add nuts, if using.
- Can be stored in cool place for up to five days, if it lasts that long!
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"This is from the 1980 edition of The Philadelphia Orchestra Cookbook. First time I made this was for someones birthday at work. Everyone loved and raved about it. Hope you do too!"
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Thi is a wonderful cake.I have to admit I have been making this same recipe for about 30 years.This time I grated my carrots in the food processor found they were a bit large. I added the rest of the cake ingredients to the carrots;pulsed a few times until it was pretty smooth and poured in my pan.Wow, a lot less trouble than the regular way.I added 1 cup of chopped pecans and lined my pan with parchment paper. It was a hit;I hadn't made a carrot cake in a long time; thanks for posting. It's the best carrot cake ever!!!! Rita
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