Fall Food Friday- Carrot Cake

 Once again it is "Fabulous Fall Food Friday" hosted by Paula. I love participating in this & have found some great recipes in the process.

 Dave & Elaine, Friends from a near by town planted several long rows of carrots. We drove over to help dig them & came home with several five gallon buckets of these plump orange veggies.
 I decided to make carrot cake. One of my favorite desserts.

Spicy Carrot Cake

1/3 cup boiling water

2 cups shredded carrots

2 cups flour

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped nuts

Pour boiling water on carrots in large mixer bowl.

Heat oven to 350; Grease & flour 13x9 pan.

Beat carrots & remaining ingredients on low speed, scraping bowl 1 minute.

Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.

Pour into pan.

Bake until wooden pick comes out clean, 45- 50 minutes. Cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. package cream cheese, softened

1- pound package powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Mix together until smooth. Frost cooled cake & serve.

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