Fabulous Cream Cheesed Carrot Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1 1/2 cups canola oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 2 cups carrots, grated
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 dash salt
• additional chopped pecans, for garnish
• lightly toasted flaked coconut, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 mix together the sugar, flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
• 2 in a separate bowl, mix eggs, pineapple and juice, oil, vanilla,salt,coconut, carrots, and pecans.
• 3 add dry ingredients to the liquid mixture, and mix to combine well.
• 4 line 3 (8 inch) cake pans with waxed paper and divide cake batter evenly between pans.
• 5 bake in a preheated 350 oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
• 6 remove from oven and allow to cool on racks 30 minutes.
• 7 remove cakes from pans, remove waxed paper, and allow to cool completely.
• 8 combine the frosting ingredients and mix well with an electric hand mixer.
• 9 when cake is completely cool, frost layers and top, but not sides.
• 10 sprinkle top with the additional chopped pecans and toasted coconut and refrigerate until serving time.