Easiest Way to Make Perfect Great Grandma's Carrot Cake

Great Grandma's Carrot Cake.

You can cook Great Grandma's Carrot Cake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Great Grandma's Carrot Cake

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