World’s Best Carrot Cake

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C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Vegetables, Dairy		Cakes, Carrot, Desserts	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Etra large eggs
1 3/4	c	Sugar
1 1/2	c	Vegetable oil
2	t	Vanilla extract
2	c	Flour, sifted
1/2	t	Salt
2	t	Baking soda
2	t	Cinnamon, ground
1	t	Ginger, ground
1/8	t	Cloves, ground
1/8	t	Nutmeg, grated
1	lb	Carrots, peeled and grated
1	c	Walnut, pieces
1	lb	Cream cheese, room temp.
1		Butter, sticksoftened
2	c	Confectioners', sugarsifted
1	t	Vanilla
2	T	Dark rum or brandy

INSTRUCTIONS

Beat the eggs with the sugar until fluffy.Slowly add the oil in a
steady stream mixing constantly.Mix in the vanilla. Sift the flour
with the salt,baking soda,cinnamon,ginger,cloves and nutmeg and mix
well.Fold the carrots and walnut pieces into the batter.Pour into two
greased and flourd 9" layer pans and bake in a preheated 350 deg.oven
for 45 minutes or until a tester comes out with a crumb clinging to
it.... Cool on a rack for 10 minutes in the pans.Unmold,and allow to
finish cooling.Meanwhile,mix up the icing by beating the cream cheese
until smooth with the butter.Add the confectioners' sugar and beat
until very light and fluffy.Mix in the vanilla and rum or brandy...
Place one layer on a serving plate.Frost the top with a thick coat of
the cream cheese icing.Top with the other layer of the cake.Frost the
sides and top of the cake with the remaining icing,swirling the icing
on top.Makes 12 servings...

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 513 Calories From Fat: 297 Total Fat: 33.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 333.9mg Potassium: 191.3mg Carbohydrates: 50.6g Fiber: 2.5g Sugar: 31.4g Protein: 4g