Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Yields:	12 servings
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	Preparation	20 minutes
	Cooking	40 minutes
	Ready In	60 minutes

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Ingredients


Cake
2	cups	flour, all-purpose
2	teaspoons	cinnamon
1	teaspoon	baking powder
1/4	teaspoon	salt
2/3	cup	butter	softened
1	cup	sugar
3	large	eggs
2/3	cup	milk
3	medium	carrots	grated
1/2	cup	walnuts	coarse chop

Icing
1/2	cup	butter	softened
4	ounces	cream cheese	softened
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
2 1/2	cups	powdered sugar

Topping
1/4	cup	walnuts	finely chopped
2	tablespoons	brown sugar, light

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease 9 inch round cake pan.

Dust with flour; tap out excess.

Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.

Beat together butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.

At low speed, alternately beat flour mixture and milk into butter mixture.

Stir in carrots and nuts.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake cake until top springs back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

Transfer pan to wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.

Turn cake out onto rack to cool completely.

Prepare icing: Beat together butter and cream cheese at medium speed until completely smooth.

Beat in vanilla.

Beat in confectioners sugar until well blended.

To prepare topping, mix together nuts and brown sugar.

Place cake on serving plate.

Spread icing over top and sides.

Sprinkle with nut topping mixture.

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