Carrot Cake
3 cups whole wheat flour (I used all-purpose myself)
1tsp.salt
2tsp. Baking soda
2tsp. Baking powder
2tsp. Cinnamon
1and 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1and 1/2 cup raisins
3and 1/2 cup shredded carrots
4eggs
1and 1/2 cups white sugar
1 and 1/2cups salad oil
1.Grease and flour the bottom of a 10 cup tube pan.
2.Mix dry ingredients. Add nuts and raisins
3.Beat eggs in large bowl. Add sugar. Continue beating until light and fluffy and stir in oil.
4.Stir in prepared carrots
5.Stir in dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
6.Pour into prepared tube pan and smooth batter( batter will be quite heavy)
7.Bake at 350* for 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours or until toothpick comes out clean when tested
8.Split into layers and ice with cream cheese icing. Decorate the top and sides with chopped walnuts if desired
Cream Cheese Icing
8oz cream cheese at room temperature
3-4 cups icing sugar
2-3 tbsp. lemon juice
1.Cream cheese and sugar alternately with the Lemon juice until fluffy
2.Spread as filling and over tops and sides of cake