Grandma Moore's Carrot Cake

My great-grandma did not like cooking, but was a great cook.  She believed if you were going to do something, you should do it right.  Here is her recipe for carrot cake, which uses pineapple instead of raisins like many recipes.  Trust me, you won't miss the raisins!

Carrot Cake

3 C flour

2 C sugar

1 tsp soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 ½ tsp salt

1 cup vegetable oil

1 small can crushed pineapple in pineapple juice, DO NOT DRAIN

2 tsp vanilla

3 eggs lightly beaten

2 cups grated carrots

1 ½ walnuts chopped

 

Mix dry ingredients together.  Make a well in the center and add oil, pineapple with juice, eggs, and vanilla and stir.  Fold in carrots and walnuts.  Bake in a greased and floured bunt pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 ½ C powdered sugar

3oz package softened cream cheese

1 T corn syrup

½ tsp vanilla

Beat until smooth with an electric mixer.  Sprinkle with chopped walnuts if desired.  

This is a carrot cake my mom made for Easter last weekend.