Easy Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 4 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt divided
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 (7.5 oz.) jars junior baby food carrots
- 1 cup raisins or nuts or a combination
- 4 Tbsp. butter softened
- 3 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2/3 lb. powdered sugar enough to make frosting firm
Instructions
- Blend sugar and oil; add eggs. Sift flour, baking soda, 1 tsp. salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Blend together and add carrots and raisins and/or nuts. Grease a 9x13 pan and dust with powdered sugar. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Cool completely. For the frosting, blend 1/4 tsp. salt, butter, cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar. Frost cake.