Air Date:
January 20, 2002

Carrot Cake

2 cups sugar 1½ cups salad oil 4 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 cups cake flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups carrots ½ - 1 cup pecans Combine sugar, salad oil, and eggs. Sift all other dry ingredients together and add to mixture. Pour into two (2) 8" round pans and bake in preheated 325° oven for 30 minutes. Check for doneness -- may (will!) require additional 15 minutes!!

Cream Cheese Icing

1 eight-ounce package cream cheese (softened) 1 stick butter (softened) 1 pound Confectioner's Sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup pecans (chopped) Blend butter and cream cheese. Add in sugar; vanilla and pecans!