Carrot Cake
Ingredients
For Cake:
1 Cup Flour
¼ tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 Cup Sugar – Granulated
¾ Cup Vegetable Oil
2 ½ Cups Shredded Carrots
2 Eggs
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For Frosting:
4 oz Cream Cheese
¼ Cup (1/2 Stick) Butter
1 Cup Confectionary Sugar
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Optional Topping:
¼ tsp Cinamon
¼ tsp Nutmeg
1 Tbl Sugar - Granulated
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 Degrees.
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Wash peel, and shred carrots.
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Grease and flour 8 x 8 baking pan.
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In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
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Add Oil and Eggs. Mix thoroughly until combined.
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Add Carrots. Mix until completely combined.
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Pour batter into prepared pan.
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Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
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Let the cake cool to room temperature.
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For frosting: in a small bowl, using an electric beater, combine cream cheese and butter. The add in Sugar and beat well.
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Frost cake and serve. Optional: sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg sugar mixture.