Carrot Cake

A family recipe from Melanie Hamilton.

Getting ready: 20 min · Cooking: 40 min · Feeds: 16

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups cooking oil
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 4 cups grated carrots
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. Spray a 13x9 1/2x2 pan with oil.
2. Beat sugar, eggs until thickened and pale.
3. Stir in oil.
4. Sift together the dry ingredients; stir into egg mixture.
5. Fold in carrots and nuts.
6. Spoon batter into pan.
7. Bake in 350 degree heated oven 35 to 40 min.
8. Put on cake rack to cool and then frost with cream cheese frosting.