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Carrot: Allen House Famous Carrot Cake

Source of Recipe


Allen House, Cape Cod, MA






List of Ingredients



• 2 cups flour
  
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
  
• 2 tsp. baking soda
  
• 1 tsp. salt
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  
• 4 eggs, beaten
  
• 2 1/12 cups shredded carrots
  
• 1 cups walnuts, coarsley chopped
  
• FROSTING:
  
• 8 oz. cream cheese
  
• 4 Tblsp. butter, softened
  
• 1 pound confectioner's sugar
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla
  
• zest of one lemon, very finely chopped
  
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped fine
  






Instructions



1. Mix and sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
   
   
2. In another bowl, mix well the sugar, oil and beaten eggs. Combine the two mixtures.Stir in carrots and nuts.
   
   
3. Pour into 2 9-inch round cake pans that have been greased and line with parchment paper. (grease top of parchment paper also).
   
   
4. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 50 minutes or until sides just begin to pull away from the pan. Cool.
   
   
5. For the frosting: Mix well cream cheese, butter, confectioner's sugar and vanilla. Add lemon zest mix well. Frost cake. Sprinkle finely chopped walnuts on top of cake.
   
   






Final Comments


NOTE: Don't let this batter sit on the counter too long after the wet and dry ingredients are mixed. It will prevent the rising effect.