Family Heirloom Carrot Cake Recipe

Directions:

1. In large bowl, beat oil, flour, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
2. Add and mix in cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and salt.
3. Mix in carrots.
4. Fold/mix in pecans and raisins.
5. Pour batter evenly into greased and floured 9 cake pans.
6. Bake in 350° oven for 50-55 minutes til toothpick comes out clean.
7. Cool 5-10 minutes, turn out onto rack to cool completely.
8. For frosting:.
9. Beat ingredients til smooth.
10. Place 1 cake onto plate, frost top. Place second cake on top, frost sides and top of cake.
11. I store this in my airtight tupperware cake thingy in the refrigerator.
12. Variation: Spread a layer of apricot preserves between cake layers instead of cream cheese frosting. Then assemble cake and frost sides and top as usual. This takes about a 1/4-1/3 cup apricot preserves.