Best Carrot Cake

subheading: For the Cake:

2 ½ cups self rising flour self rising flour usually has salt in it which is why it was omitted here but if you want a bit more you can add ¼ tsp of salt as well

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp ground cloves

¼ tsp allspice

1 tsp baking soda

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 tbsp vanilla extract or vanilla paste

4 large eggs

3 cups grated carrots

½ cup crushed pineapple you can omit this if you want but I think it is essential/ I ONLY DRAIN PARTIALLY

1 cup chopped roasted walnuts optional

subheading: For the Frosting:

½ cup unsalted butter

16 oz cream cheese somewhat softened but still a little stiff/ 16 oz is 2 (8 oz) packages

3 ½ cups confectioner's sugar if you want the frosting more stiff, add another ½ cup going up to 4 cups total

pinch of salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions at grandbaby-cakes.com

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