Moist Carrot Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour (all-purpose)
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix the sugar and vegetable oil together. the sugar will start to dissolve and add the vanilla then add the eggs one at a time. this is much wetter than creamed butter and sugar together and helps make the carrot cake moist.
• 2 next add in the flour, salt, baking soda and powder and your spices. after those are combined mix in the nuts and grated carrots.
• 3 you can grate the carrots by hand or with a food processor. peel them and cut off the top and bottom before grating for the cake. i usually grate by hand because the food processor grates the carrots finer than i like.
• 4 bake at 350 farheinet in a 9x13 pan about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the top of the cake is firm to the touch.