CARROT CAKE

By heathermcginnis

Got this one from Style at Home ...

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp cinammon
• 2 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cardamom
• 1 - 398 ml can crushed pineapple - drained very well
• 200 gram flaked coconut
• 1 cup toasted chopped walnuts or pecans
• 2 cups coarsely grated carrots
• FROSTING:
• 1 1/2 cups cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Mix sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.

Add sifted dry ingredients and fold.

Gently stir in pineapple, nuts, carrots and coconut.

Bake in 350 oven in 8" pans. Bake for 50 - 55 minutes.

Cool for 1 hour in pans.

Slice cakes into 4 layers.

Frost with icing.