Cream Cheese Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups grated carrot (about 4 large carrots)
• 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9"x 13" baking pan.
• 2. In large mixing bowl, mix sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla.
• 3. Stir in carrots and cream cheese until well blended.
• 4. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients and add to sugar mixture
• 5. Spread in prepared pan.
• 6. Bake 55 minutes. Cool and frost.

Servings

• 24

Tips

Variation: Add 1 cup raisins and 1 cup chopped nuts

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1 pound powdered sugar (about 3 3/4 cups)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• Combine and spread on cooled cake