How to Prepare Yummy Great Grandma's Carrot Cake

Great Grandma's Carrot Cake.

You can have Great Grandma's Carrot Cake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Great Grandma's Carrot Cake

1. You need of Cake.
2. Prepare 2 cup of Flour.
3. It's 2 cup of Sugar.
4. You need 1 tsp of Baking soda.
5. It's 2 tsp of Cinnamon.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Salt.
7. Prepare 4 of Eggs beaten.
8. It's 3 cup of Grated carrots.
9. You need 1 1/2 cup of Oil.
10. It's of Icing.
11. Prepare 8 oz of Cream cheese.
12. Prepare 1 stick of Butter.
13. You need 1 lb of Powdered sugar.
14. Prepare 1 cup of Chopped walnuts or pecans (optional).

Great Grandma's Carrot Cake instructions

1. Set out butter and cream cheese to soften..
2. Preheat oven to 350..
3. Mix dry ingredients..
4. Pour beaten eggs over dry ingredients, do not stir..
5. Add oil and beat until combined then add carrots and best until throughly distributed..
6. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake for 40 - 45 minutes..
7. Beat cream cheese and butter together until blended then slowly add powdered sugar until all sugar is added and icing is smooth. Add desired amount of nuts..
8. Ice the cake about 10 - 15 minutes after baking to allow icing to melt and set properly..
9. Allow cake to cool and serve..