1 1/2 cups oil
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups shredded carrots
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup raisins
In large bowl, beat oil, flour, sugars, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and salt. Stir in the carrots, pecans, and raisins, and mix well. Pour batter into two greased and floured 9" cake pans. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on cooling rack. Frost with Cream Cheese frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 package cream cheese (8 oz)
1/4 c butter
splash of milk
about 4 c powdered sugar (I don't measure it)
1 t vanilla
Beat butter and cream cheese together until creamy. Add milk and gradually add powdered sugar until desired consistency. Add vanilla. Put layer of frosting in between both layers of cake. Frost top and sides of cake. For extra decoration, cover sides of cake with chopped pecans.
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