GRANNY'S CARROT CAKE & CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Granny's Carrot Cake & Cream Cheese frosting image

Provided by Mary Maxwell

Categories Cakes

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 c plain flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 1/2 c vegetable oil
2 c sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 c grated carrots (do not pack, just pust down in cup)
FROSTING
1 stick butter
1 8oz, pkg cream cheese
1 16 oz. pkg powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 c chopped pecans

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350º. Spray two 9" pans with Bakers Joy or grease and flour them. Sift flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon together and set aside. In a large bowl, mix oil, sugar, beat well, add eggs one at a time to oil mixture, beating well after each addition, add vanilla, mix well, add flour mixture, mix well, add carrots, mix well and pour mixture into pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until done.
2. Set butter and cream cheese out to soften. Cream butter and cream cheese together, add powdered sugar and vanilla, mix well. Add pecans. Spread icing on cool cake.