Shelly's Recipe

CARROT-WALNUT BUNDT CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE ICING

Category: Cakes

1 1/4 cups flour
4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup olive oil
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups grated carrots (about 3 large)
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Lemon Cream Cheese Icing
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 (3 oz) cream cheese
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tspn finely grated lemon peel
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup (or more) whipping cream

Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 350. Butter 12-cup nonstick Bundt pan. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in medium bowl until well blended. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add flour mixture, beating just until blended. Fold in carrots and walnuts.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake cake until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 1 hour.

Invert cake onto plate. Cool completely. Drizzle icing over top of cake, allowing icing to flow down sides. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

Icing: Blend sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla in processor, using on/off turns. Blend in enough cream to form thick but pourable icing.