Crosby Molasses Carrot Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
1 tube cake
ingredients
-
CAKE
- 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄4 cup molasses
- 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs, unbeaten, one at a time
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 3 cups carrots, grated, packed
-
ICING
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 3 1⁄2 - 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
directions
- CAKE:.
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Add ingredients in the above order, mixing well after each addition. Pour into prepared 2.5 Litre - 3 litre tube pan.
- Bake at 325F for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours.
- Let cool before icing.
- ICING:.
- Cream cheese and margarine. Beat in the confectioner's sugar gradually, until you reach the desired stiffness. Mix in vanilla. Spread on cooled cake. Garnish with walnut pieces.
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