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CARROT CAKE

Source of Recipe


Martin & Joan Catanese



List of Ingredients



• 1 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 4 Eggs, unbeaten
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 3 cups grated carrots
  
• 1 1/4 cup wesson oil
  
• 2 cups flour
  
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 2 teaspoon soda
  
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  
• FROSTING... for the Cake
  
• 1 large can crushed pineapple
  
• 1/2 stick margarine
  
• 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
  
• 1 box confectioners sugar
  






Instructions



1. Cream sugar and oil.
   
   
2. sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon.
   
   
3. Add to sugar mixture.
   
   
4. Add eggs one at a time. Beating after each.
   
   
5. Fold in carrots and chopped nuts.
   
   
6. Grease and flour 3 nine inch layer pans and bake.
   
   
7. 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes
   
   
8. Direction for Frosting...
   
   
9. Drain Pineapple, reserving some juice for the frosting.
   
   
10. Cream together Margarine, cream cheese, vanilla and confectioners sugar.
    
    
11. Add enough pineapple juice to make the mixture spread.
    
    
12. Place a small amount of frosting then drained pineapple between each layer.