I Promise You.. Best Carrot Cake Ever!

"finished making carrot cake and time to snooze"

I promise you, this is the very best carrot cake you will ever make! I don't know where my mother got her recipe but I know she was making this when we lived in Girard, Ohio. That was early 1960's.  So this recipe is at least 50 years old.  Although I loved the sweetness and the moist texture of this cake, not to mention the cream cheese frosting that melted in your mouth, I used to come up with any excuses I could to leave the house whenever she mentioned baking this cake.  I was the designated carrot grater and really hated doing it.  After so many years, I made this cake in her memory and grated all the carrots myself with joy, and with thankfulness for her recipe.  I know I could have used a food processor, but it meant so much to do it by hand this time. So here you go:

2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
3 cups grated raw carrots
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray either 3 round cake pans or 9x13 pan.
Cream sugar and oil until well blended. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.  Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon into separate bowl. Add the dry mixture to creamed mixture. Fold in carrots and nuts.  Pour into either 3 round cake pans or 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 75 or more minutes.  Insert toothpick to see if done.  (If it comes out clean, it's done)



Bad photo... actually looks much yummier than this!

Frosting
6oz cream cheese
1/2 stick butter (or margarine)
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups confectioner sugar

Beat all ingredients together.

Spread frosting on the cake once the cake is completely cool.

Enjoy!!!!  If you try this recipe, please comment here and let me know what you think.