All Things Anne

Mom really really liked the carrot cake I made her for her birthday, so here’s the recipe! (See my notes at the very bottom.)

Carrot Cake
Sift together:
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt

Mix in:
3 cups grated carrots
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Beat, then slowly add:
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Pour into a greased 9×13″ pan. Bake at 325º for 35-45 minutes or until the center is done. Let cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting
3 8oz packages cream cheese
1 stick butter/margarine, softened
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the powdered sugar. Store in the fridge or eat on graham crackers.

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Notes:
* I accidentally mixed the oil in fast…but it was ok!
* I think my cake took 60 minutes to bake
* My Mom likes her cream cheese frosting to be more cream-cheesey-tasting than sweet…the original frosting recipe called for two packages of cream cheese, not three
* Dirty little secret: I don’t sift my powdered sugar.