CARROT CAKE

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/4 cp oil
• 1 2/3 cp sugar
• 2 cp flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1 t salt 1 t cinnamon
• 3 large eggs
• 2 med carrots grated
• 1 cp chopped pecans
• 1/2 cp unsalted softened butter
• 1 1/2 cp powdered sugar
• 12 oz cream cheese

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven (350). Grease and flour 9 inch cake pan. Combine oil and sugar, beat well. Sift flour baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Slowly add to oil sugar mixture. Blend well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in carrots and pecans. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake for 45-50 min. Cool before frosting. Makes 10 servings.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Blend butter, sugar and cream cheese until very smooth. Spread on cake. 837 calories per serving without frosting?!