9x13 cake OR 2 round layers
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 cups grated carrots
1 1/2 cups broken walnuts
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 300. Spray cake pan with Pam. Line cake pan with parchment paper and spray paper with Pam.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs. Whisk well and set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, soda, and cinnamon. Add to the sugar/oil/egg mixture. Stir to combine dry & wet ingredients.
Add carrots & walnuts.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 300 for 50 - 55 minutes. Cool on rack. Remove from pan; cool thoroughly and prepare to frost.
Cream Cheese Frosting
12 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 boxes powdered sugar
3/4 stick butter, melted
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix together all ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth. Use about 3/4 of the frosting to frost the cake. Divide the remaining frosting into 2 batches. Use food color to color 1 batch green and the other batch orange. Decorate the cake with orange carrots and green stems
