Monday, March 24, 2008

Diet Breaker!

CARROT CAKE

2 1/4 C. sifted flour  
2 tsp. baking powder  
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt 
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. sugar  

1 1/4 c. oil
4 eggs
2 c. grated carrots  
1 (8 1/2 oz.) can crushed and drained pineapple
2/3 c. chopped nuts  (I use walnuts and pecans, mixed)
1 c. shredded coconut

Shift dry ingredients. Add sugar, oil and eggs. Mix well.  Add carrots, pineapple, nuts and coconut.  Blend thoroughly.   Bake in 3 - 9"pans, round or square, greased and floured.
Bake at 350* for 45-60 minutes.  Cool on racks.

Icing
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
8oz. cream cheese
2 c. powder sugar

combine butter and cream cheese- until creamy. Add vanilla, then sugar- slowly.  Beat well-
until light and fluffy.  
** I bump-up everything a bit- to make more icing.  3/4 c. butter, 12 oz. cream cheese, 3 c. powder sugar, some vanilla.  I like icing:)

Refrigerate this cake.  This cake is always so much more amazing the next day! 

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