Opie's carrot-top cake

 
                           Opie's Carrot-Top Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook
 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:40
 Categories    : Cake
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      Cups          Sugar
    1 1/2  Cups          Oil
    4      Whole         Eggs -- beaten
    2      Cups          Self-Rising Flour
    2      Teaspoons     Cinnamon
    1      Teaspoon      Vanilla
    3      Cups          Carrots -- grated
      1/2  Cup           Nuts -- chopped
      1/4  Cup           Margarine, Soft
    1      Package       Cream Cheese -- 8 oz.
    1      Pound         Confectioner's Sugar
    1      Teaspoon      Vanilla
                         Milk -- if needed
 
 Grease and flour 3 cake pans.  In a large bowl combine the sugar, oil,
 eggs, flour, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, carrots, and nuts in the
 order given.  Pour into the prepared pans.  Bake in 300 degree oven for
 about 30 minutes.
 
 Cream together the remaining ingredients, adding milk if needed to make the
 icing spreadable.  Spread on cooled cake
 
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