Patty's Famous Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake


2 cups sugar

1 and 1/2 cups oil, I use canola

4 eggs

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1-teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

3 cups finely grated carrots (I whirl mine in the Braun chopper)

3/4 cups chopped nuts (I like walnuts)

Mix sugar, oil and eggs; cream together.  In another bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, salt and soda.  Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and blend.  Add carrots and nuts.  Blend well. Pour into a 13x9 1/2 inch greased baking pan.  Bake at 350 for 55 min.  Cool.

Top with Cream cheese frosting

1 box powdered sugar

1 stick butter

 3 - 8 oz. of packaged cream cheese (however much you like)

1 teaspoon vanilla

nuts

Note:

I actually use a pan somewhere between the size above and a lasagna pan and 55 minutes is usually enough time to bake it.  Use a toothpick to check.  Also it will pull away from the sides a little when cooked. You may need to bake it longer in a 13 x 9 inch pan.