Cake:
3 cups flour
2 tsp soda
2 cups sugar
1 cup + 4 Tbls. oil
4 eggs well beaten
3 cups shredded carrots
1 cup drained crushed pineapple (save juice to use in icing or frosting)
1 Tbls. vanilla
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 cup nuts (chopped)
Icing:
1 c. powdered sugar
1/3 cup pineapple juice
Frosting:
1 pkg. cream cheese + 1 stick butter (softened)
11/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbls. lemon or pineapple juice.
51/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Mix together all ingredients and turn into greased & floured 10" tube pan Bake 1 1/4 hours at 350°.
Cool for 20 min or so in pan.
Use knife to loosen and invert onto cake plate. Ice when cool! "or"
Turn out batter into 2 greased & floured 9" round cake pans and bake 40-50 min. or until toothpick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean.
Cool cakes in pan 10 min. then remove.
Frost as with layer cake when cooled completely.
Frosting or Icing:
Icing: Mix together
1 c. powdered sugar
1/3 cup pineapple juice
Frosting: Mix together
1 pkg. cream cheese + 1 stick butter (softened)
11/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbls. lemon or pineapple juice.
Gradually beat in 51/2 cups sifted powdered sugar