Peachy Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sliced fresh peaches
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• peachy frosting
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon pureed peach
• 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and butter.
• 2 blend in eggs and carrots.
• 3 combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with peaches.
• 4 stir in nuts.
• 5 bake in a greased 9-inch square pan at 325 degrees for 40 minutes or u ntil done.
• 6 cool.
• 7 frost with peachy frosting.
• 8 frosting:.
• 9 blend cream cheese with peach puree. (to make puree, place 1 medium peach in blender. whirl on high speed for 20 seconds or until peach is smooth) gradually add sugar.