Basic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups grated carrots
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉
Grease and lightly flour a 9x13 inch pan
Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.
In a separate bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer beat eggs for 1 minute.
Add oil to eggs and beat for 1 minute.
Add sugar to egg and oil mixture and beat for 2 minutes, add vanilla and stir.
Fold in carrots.
Fold half the flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Add the second half and beat for 1 minute.
Pour into prepared baking dish and bake at 350℉ for 40-45 minutes until done.
Cool completely before frosting.

Notes

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1/4 cup softened butter

4 oz cream cheese at room temp

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Spread evenly over cake after it has cooled completely. Enjoy!

Note: to make a 2 layer cake, divide cake batter into two 9 inch circular pans which have been greased and lightly floured. Reduce baking time to 35 minutes. Double the frosting recipe for the layered cake.