Valentines Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients

3 cups Raw carrots (grated)

2 cups Sugar

2 teaspoons Cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoon Soda

1 1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 (8 3/4 oz.) can Crushed pineapple

4 Beaten eggs

1 1/2 cup Salad oil

3 cups Cake flour

2 tablespoons Vanilla flavoring

1 1/2 cup Chopped nuts

2 tablespoons Frozen orange juice

Cream Cheese Icing:

4 cups Confectioners sugar

1 (8 oz) Cream cheese

1/4 cup Butter

1 tablespoon Orange juice or milk

2 tablespoons Vanilla

1/4 cup Walnuts

1/4 cup Currants (plump by soaking in 1/4 cup hot water for 5 minutes and drain)

Cooking Directions

Mix together the dry ingredients and drain pineapple and saving syrup. Add syrup to dry ingredients. Put in eggs, oil, vanilla and orange juice. Beat for about 3 minutes. Stir together pineapple, carrots and nuts. Bake for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours or till the toothpick remains dry after inserting in center of cake. Cool it for 10 minutes before unmolding.

Cream Cheese Icing:

Pound together sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla and milk or orange juice until it becomes smooth. Fold in walnuts and currants. Spread over cool Carrot Cake