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    Nantucket Carrot Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    1 cup of all-purpose flour
    1 cup of sugar
    1 teaspoon of baking powder
    1 teaspoon of baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon of salt
    1 teaspoon of cinnamon
    2 large eggs
    3/4 cup of oil
    1 teaspoon of vanilla
    1/2 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts
    1 1/2 cup of tightly packed thinly shredded carrots (about 1/2 lb.)

    Frosting:

    1/4 cup of butter or margarine
    4 ounces of soft cream cheese
    1 teaspoon of vanilla
    1 3/4 cup of confectioners' sugar
    1/2 cup of pecans or walnuts (optional)

    Line bottom of loaf pan (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches) with greased wax paper (greased side toward pan). Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Beat eggs until blended; add oil and vanilla and blend. Add to flour mixture. Stir until smooth. Stir in carrots and nuts. Turn into prepared pan. Bake in preheated 325ºF. oven for about 1 hour (until cake tester comes out clean). Let stand on a rack for 10 minutes, loosen edges and turn onto a wire rack to continue cooling. After cake is cool, beat until blended all ingredients of frosting, except nuts. Cover top and sides of cake with frosting. Add nuts, if wanted.

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