Jimmy G's Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon five-spice seasoning
• 3 cups carrots, shredded
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped medium
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple, crushed and drained
• 1/2 cup coconut, shredded
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 cup applesauce
• 4 large eggs
• cream cheese frosting (recipe)

Recipe

• 1 grease and lightly flour 2 9x1 1/2-inch round baking pans or grease one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 2 set pan(s) aside. in a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and 5 spice seasoning.
• 3 add carrots, oil, eggs, coconut. beat with electric mixer till combined.
• 4 add walnuts, and raisins and fold into batter.
• 5 pour batter into prepared baking pan(s). bake in a 350~f oven for 30 - 35 minutes for round pans or 35 - 40 minutes for 13x9-inch pan or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
• 6 cool layer cakes on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from pans.
• 8 cool thoroughly on wire racks.
• 9 or, place 13x9-inch can in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly.
• 10 frost with cream cheese frosting.
• 11 cover and store in refrigerator.