Cover Mountain Carrot Cake (with Cream Cheese Frosting)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons allspice (i also added 1 tsp ground cloves and 1 tsp mace)
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream oil and sugar together.
• 2 add eggs and carrots.
• 3 add dry ingredients, a small amount at a time.
• 4 when well blended, add nuts, raisins, and vanilla.
• 5 pour into greased 10 x 14 inch pan and bake at 325 for 1 hour.
• 6 cool slightly before frosting.
• 7 for frosting: combine all together and blend well.
• 8 spread on slightly cooled cake.