Recipe Carrot Cake V (Cake)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 (4.5 ounce) jars carrot baby food
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease and flour two 9 inch round pans.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil; beat well.
• Add eggs, carrots, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat mixture until smooth.
• Combine flour, salt, soda, and spices; add to creamed mixture, beating well.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then transfer layers to wire racks.
• To Make Cream Cheese Frosting: Combine cream cheese and butter or margarine, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add 1 tablespoon vanilla and confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth.
• Stir in chopped pecans.
• Fill and frost the cake with cream cheese frosting.
• Garnish with pecans, if desired.

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