preheat oven to 300

Grease tube or bundt pan

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups cooking oil (canola fine)

2 cups flour

4 eggs

1 t baking powder

1 t baking soda

2 t vanilla

1 t cinnamon

1/2 t salt

1 1/2 cup grated carrots (about 5 carrots)

1 cup chopped walnuts

Combine sugar and oil. Drop in eggs one at a time. Keep mixing. Then add dry ingredients and then carrots and nuts.

Bake at 300 for first 1/2 hour. After cake rises, raise temp to 350 for second half hour.

Optional icing…. 1/2 of large pkg cream cheese, 1/2 stick butter, 8 oz confect sugar sifted, 1 T milk

Mix and spread over cake