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Blue Ribbon Carrot Cake, American

Ingredients

Carrot Cake

• 2 c. flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• 2 c. sugar
• 1 ½ c. oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 c. finely grated carrots

Cream Cheese Icing

• ½ c. butter, softened
• 18 oz package cream cheese
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 16 oz box confectioners sugar, sifted

Preparation Instructions

Carrot Cake

Preheat oven to 350°. Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, cinnamon and salt into large bowl. Add sugar, oil and eggs. Mix well. Add carrots. Blend thoroughly until moist. Grease 3 9 inch round cake pans line with wax paper. Bake at 350° F for 35 - 40 minutes. Cool 10 - 15 minutes. Frost.

Cream Cheese Icing

Combine butter cheese, vanilla in small bowl, cream well. Add sugar gradually beating until smooth. If mixture is thick, add a small amount of milk.

Contributed by Mrs. Beamer, 2007

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