Barb's Best Carrot Cake

Ingredients

Carrot Cake

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups shredded carrots
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup raisins (optional)

cream cheese frosting

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon, zest of, of
• 1 lb powdered sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Cake.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350.

3. 3

   Grease and flour 13x9 cake pan.

4. 4

   With mixer, cream together the sugar and eggs.

5. 5

   Slowly pour in oil, mixing until fully incorporated.

6. 6

   Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in increments.

7. 7

   Add carrots and walnuts stir in and stir in optional raisins.

8. 8

   Pour into prepared cake pan.

9. 9

   Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour.

10. 10

    Frosting.

11. 11

    Cream together the cream cheese and butter/margarine.

12. 12

    Add vanilla, lemon juice and zest.

13. 13

    Blend in powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

14. 14

    Frost cooled cake.