Carrot Cake

This is my mother-in-laws recipe.  It is easy, really moist and a favorite around our house.

3 cups shredded carrots

1 1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 cups sugar

4 beaten eggs

2 tsp soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp all spice

1 cup chopped walnuts

2 cups flour

Shred the carrots with a food processor or you can do it by hand with a grater.

Mix together the carrots, oil, sugar and beaten eggs until well incorporated.  

In a separate bowl combine flour, soda, cinnamon, salt and all spice.  Add the fry ingredients to the wet ingredients.  Chop the nuts and fold into the batter.

Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 inch pan or two 8 inch round pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until the middle of the cake has set.  Remove from oven and let cool on cooling racks.  

Frosting:

4 ounces softened cream cheese

1/4 cup softened butter

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

1 pound of powdered sugar

Cream the butter and cream cheese together until smooth.  Add the vanilla and salt.  Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.

Apple Spice Cake with Vanilla Butter Sauce

This recipe is an absolute favorite around my house!  My husband will ask for this for his birthday cake almost every year.

Apples Spice Cake

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

2 tsp. soda

2 tsp nutmeg

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

4 cups peeled and grated apples (approximately 8 medium apples)

In a mixer combine oil, sugar and eggs.  In a separate bowl sift the flour, soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt together.  Then add to the oil and sugar mixture.  This will make a thick batter.  Then add the apples.  Bake in a 9x13 greased pan at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool.

Vanilla Butter Sauce

1/2 cup of butter

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Combine all of the above ingredients together in a sauce pan and heat over medium heat until boiling, stirring continually.  

Pour sauce onto individual pieces of cake and serve.