Simply Delicious Carrot Cake And Dreamy Cream Cheese Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
3 cups carrots, grated
1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
Dreamy Cream Cheese Frosting
2 (1 lb) packages powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup pecans, chopped for garnish (optional)

Preparation

Cream oil and sugar together with an electric mixer.
In a seperate bowl sift together all dry ingredients.
Add eggs and dry mixture alternately, beating to combine after each addition.
Stir in carrots and pecans by hand.
Prepare 3, 9 inch round cake pans.
Bake in a 350 pre-heated oven for 35 minutes.
Frosting:.
Cream butter and cream cheese together.
Blend in powdered sugar.
Beat until smooth, creamy and dreamy.
When cakes are completely cooled Ice tops only as you stack the 3 layers.
When assembled, frost top and sides with a hearty layer of the frosting.
Garnish with additional chopped pecans if desired.