Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe By : Great American Home Baking
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:45
Categories : Cakes Nuts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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--Cake--
2 Cups Flour
2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2/3 Cup Butter -- softened
1 Cup Sugar
3 Large Eggs
2/3 Cup Milk
3 Medium Carrots -- grated
1/2 Cup Walnuts -- coarse chop
--Icing--
1/2 Cup Butter -- softened
4 Ounces Cream Cheese -- softened
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 1/2 Cups Confectioners Sugar
--Topping--
1/4 Cup Walnuts -- finely chopped
2 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar

Preheat oven to 350.
Grease 9" round cake pan. Dust with flour; tap out excess.

Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking powder & salt. Beat together butter
& sugar at medium speed until light & fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time,
beating well after each. At low speed, alternately beat flour mixture &
milk into butter mixture. Stir in carrots & nuts. Pour batter into
prepared pan. Bake cake until top springs back when lightly touched & a
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 min. Transfer pan
to wire rack to cool for 10 min. Turn cake out onto rack to cool
completely. Prepare icing: Beat together butter & cream cheese at med
speed until completely smooth. Beat in vanilla. Beat in confectioners
sugar until well blended. To prepare topping, mix together nuts & brown
sugar. Place cake on serving plate. Spread icing over top & sides.
Sprinkle with nut topping mixture.

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