Mom’s Carrot Cake


Cake Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Icing Ingredients:

  • 1 8oz package of cream cheese
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Mix together wet and dry ingredients separately before combining, then fold in carrots and pecans at the end. 

Pour filling into a greased and floured Bundt pan, and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours until cooked through.

Blend together icing ingredients until well combined, then mix in the pecans.

Once the cake is cooled, spread icing on and serve!