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My wife said she would like a piece of carrot cake. After it was done I tallied the calories...11,000, give or take a couple of hundred in a 9x13 cake. It is tasty, but good lord! Instructions at the website.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7402/carrot-cake-iii/

Cake:

2 cups white sugar

1 ¼ cups vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon dried ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon salt

3 cups grated carrots

1 cup chopped pecans

Frosting:

½ cup butter, softened

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract