THE BEST CARROT CAKE YOU'LL EVER EAT

THE BEST CARROT CAKE YOU'LL EVER EAT image

Yield 8 to 12

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 1/4 c flour(allpurpose)
3 cups gran. sugar/or equal amount of baking splenda
1/2 t.salt
1TBLs.baking soda
1 tbls ground cinnamon
1 1/4 c safflower oil
4 lg. eggs (beat lightly)
1 1/2 tbls. vanilla
1 1/2 crushed walnuts
1 3/4 c shredded coconut
1 1/2 c pureed (cooked)carrots
1 cup well drained pineapple(crushed).for cream cheese frosting-16 oz cream cheese
10 tbls.sweet butter room temp
6 cups confect.sugar
2 t.vanilla
lemon juice 1/2 if desireable.

Steps:

pre-heat oven 350,grease 2 deep 9 in. cake pans,mix all dry ingredients in bowl,add eggs,oil,vanilla.fold in nuts,coconuts,carrots and pineapple.pour batter in greased pans bake for approx.1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean when tested in middle of cake.col cake for several hours in pans.when cool remove cakes from pans and cut with large knife or string right through middle of each layer so you will have 4 layers of cake to work with.put aside and mix together ingredients for cream cheese frosting (above),put one layer of cake on serving plate and ice,then add next layer on top and ice,do this with all layers and then ice rest of cake(sides)if you have cake decorating gun you can make little carrots(use red food coloring) out of icing for a great presentation.enjoy!!!!