I love cooking for the holidays especially making recipes handed down to me from my grandmothers. I made Carrot Cake for Christmas Dinner dessert. And after I posted a photo on Facebook I got a couple of messages asking for the recipe. So here it is. Enjoy!
Big Mama’s Layered Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups cooking oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, beaten well
2 cups finely grated carrots
Combine oil, sugar and eggs. Beat well. Add dry ingredients to this mixture. Mix and add carrots. Pour into layer pans which have been greased well and floured. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until done. Cool.
Frosting:
½ cup butter
1 – 8 ounce cream cheese
1 box 10x sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cup chopped pecans
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