carrot cake with pineapple and coconut

Ingredients For carrot cake with pineapple and coconut

• 1 1/4 c

  flour
• 1 tsp

  baking powder
• 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 3/4 tsp

  cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp

  each cloves, ginger and nutmeg
• 1/2 c

  grape seed oil (or other neutral oil)
• 1/2 c

  brown sugar +
• 2 tsp

  brown sugar
• 2 1/2 Tbsp

  sugar
• 2 lg

  eggs
• 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 c

  shredded carrots
• 1/2 c

  crushed pineapple, well drained
• 1/2 c

  flaked coconut
• 1/2 c

  chopped pecans or walnuts
• FROSTING
• 4 oz

  cream cheese, softened
• 3 Tbsp

  butter, softened
• 1 c

  powdered sugar (may need more)
• 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract