Vanessa Williams' Carrot Cake

Originally from The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Submitted to PCS by: Drew
Cake Ingredients
2 cups sugar
3 sticks of super soft butter
OR
1½ sticks of butter and ¾ cup of walnut oil
OR
1 ½ cups walnut oil
4 eggs
3 cups grated carrots (less than 2 pounds: start with the sweet ends)
2 cups plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting ingredients listed below.
Directions
     

Greased two 9" round layer pans or one 13" x 9" pan
With the flat paddle mix sugar, oil/butter and eggs.
Add carrots, mix well
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt
Add dry ingredients to wet; mix.
Fold raisins and nuts into batter
Pour into pans: Do NOT Shake! Bake:
If two pans, bake at 350° about 35 to 40 minutes
If one pan, bake for 40 to 45 minutes

Be careful; Don't shake the cake, it will fall!

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
  1 package (8 oz.) soft cream cheese
¼ cup soft butter
1 box (1lb.) confectioner’s sugar
2 tsp vanilla
up to 1 cup chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting Directions
  Work cheese until soft,
Add softened butter,
Beat in sugar gradually,
Add vanilla, mix
Spread over cooled cake and top with nuts.
Notes
  none
Comments
 

"This is a fantastic cake! Especially when it is made with butter or walnut oil." Drew

 

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