Grandma Morris' Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups carrots, grated
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• milk (just a little)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 beat together the oil, eggs, and sugar.
• 3 add the carrots and pineapple.
• 4 sift together and mix into the carrot mixture the flour, cinnamon, soda, and salt.
• 5 stir in the coconut and the nuts.
• 6 pour into an ungreased 9x13-inch pan and bake at 350f for 45 minutes. if you are using a glass pan, bake at 325°f.
• 7 to make frosting, cream together the cream cheese and the margarine, then beat in the powdered sugar, and add just enough milk, if any, to make it a good spreading consistency.
• 8 when cool, frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting.