MEGHAN PIERSMA — OpenSquare, Seattle
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This recipe has been passed down at least three generations, and has proven to be infallible even when substituting gluten-free flour and flax seed eggs for the chicken variety. I wouldn’t, however, ever suggest substitutions for the butter or cream cheese in the frosting (that’s just unimaginable)!
INSTRUCTIONS
CAKE
Cream oil and sugar in mixer. Add eggs and beat until smooth.PREP TIME: 30 minutes
COOK TIME: 30-50 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour, 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
CAKE
10 ounce bag shredded carrots,
or shred your own
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans – optional
FROSTING
8 ounce bar cream cheese
1 (1/2 cup) stick butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 lb box or bag powdered sugar
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