Homemade Carrot Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
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2 cups All-Purpose flour
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups granulated sugar
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1 cup pecans, chopped
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup golden raisins
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4 large eggs
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3 cups carrots, shredded
Cake Frosting:
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½ cup margarine, softened
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1 pound powdered sugar
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8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup pecans, chopped finely
Directions
Cake:​
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Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans or a tube pan.
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Sift dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
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Add oil and mix well; add eggs, one at a time. Beat until thoroughly mixed.
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Add carrots, vanilla, nuts and raisins; mix well.
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bake 30-35 minutes or until done for cake pans; for a tube pan, bake 50-60 minutes until done.
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Cool on rack 10 minutes then turn it out of the pan.
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Cake Frosting:
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Mix all ingredients together.
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Spread on the top and sides of cooled cake.
