Old Fashioned Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

1 pkg frozen sliced carrots (9 oz)
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts/divided

Frosting:

1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 1/2 cup icing sugar


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan. Cook carrots according to package directions until tender. Drain and mash in a large bowl. Add sugar, oil, and eggs beat well.

2. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat into carrot mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Pour batter into pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

3. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack. To prepare frosting, beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla in a bowl until creamy. Add enough icing sugar to make the frosting a spreadable consistency.

4. Spread frosting evenly over cake. Sprinkle top with remaining pecans. Cut into squares.

*Compliments of Easy Everyday Cooking