Best Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup chopped pineapple
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2-1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut, toasted

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, salt, soda,& cinnamon.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 combine eggs, sugar,& oil; mix until smooth.
• 4 stir in flour mixture a little at a time until well blended.
• 5 stir in carrots, walnuts, pineapple, & vanilla, mixing evenly.
• 6 pour into a greased 9x13in pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.
• 8 --------------frosting----------.
• 9 cream together, cheese and butter until smooth.
• 10 add vanilla.
• 11 add sugar a 1/4 cup at a time, until well blended.
• 12 after frosting cooled carrot cake, sprinkle with toasted coconut.
• 13 to toast coconut, put on cookie sheet, under broiler for about 1 minute.
• 14 keep an eye on it to be sure it does not burn!