Old Fashioned Carrot Cake

Sometimes being old fashioned is the way to go. There are some things you just shouldn't mess around with and this is one of them.  Such a great cake, so moist and yummy. You can double this recipe for a large crowd, just bake in a large baking tin. I adapted this recipe from 3 different ones. Hope you enjoy it!

Ingredients

4 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup vegetable or canola oil

2 cups all-purposed flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp allspice

pinch of cloves

3 cups grated raw carrots (about 5 carrots)

1/2 walnuts

In a large bowl, beat eggs well. Gradually add sugars and beat until light. Slowly add the oil. Mix well. 

In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Add the walnuts to the flour mixture then stir into the egg mixture. Add the carrots and mix well. 

Grease and flour pans. You can use a 9x13 or 2-9" pans or 3-8" pans or even cupcakes.

Bake at 350F for 30-45 mins depending on what type of pan you use. Use a toothpick or cake tester and make sure it comes out clean. Let cakes cool for 10 mins in the pans, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. 

once cool, frost with cream cheese frosting.  

For Cream Cheese Frosting

1 brick or 8 oz of cream cheese, room temp

1/4 cup butter, room temp

1 tsp vanilla. 

2 1/2-3 cups icing sugar. 

Cream together the cream cheese and butter until well mixed and fluffy, add vanilla and blend again. Slowly add the icing sugar. Mix until fluffy.