totally awesome carrot cake

Name: TOTALLY AWESOME CARROT CAKE
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 tablespoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 large eggs; 3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk; 2 cup(s) sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 can(s) 8 oz crushed pineapple, drained; 1/4 cup(s) raisins; 2 cup(s) carrots, grated; 1 cup(s) coconut, shredded; 1 cup(s) walnuts, chopped; ## CREAM CHEESE FROSTING; 1/4 pound(s) butter, softened; 2 package(s) 8 oz. each, cream cheese, softened; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 to 2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar (add to taste); ## CREAM TOGETHER BUTTER AND CREAM CHEESE. ADD VANILLA AND SUGAR AND BEAT UNTIL A SMOOTH, SPREADABLE CONSISTENCY IS ACHIEVED.

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Marilyn Gallo

Brick, NJ

Updated on Apr 21, 2011

This recipe came from a friend I worked with.Everyone brought in a favorite recipie and we made a cookbook out of them. Some of them were excellent, this is one that eveyone loved.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 55 Min

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Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 can 8 oz crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 cup raisins
2 cups carrots, grated
1 cup coconut, shredded
1 cup walnuts, chopped
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1/4 pound butter, softened
2 packages 8 oz. each, cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar (add to taste)
CREAM TOGETHER BUTTER AND CREAM CHEESE. ADD VANILLA AND SUGAR AND BEAT UNTIL A SMOOTH, SPREADABLE CONSISTENCY IS ACHIEVED.

How To Make totally awesome carrot cake

Step 1

Grease and flour 9x13 cake pan.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 deg.
Step 3

Sift flour, soda, cinnamon and salt together and set aside.
Step 4

In large bowl: beat eggs then add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla. Mix together.
Step 5

Add flour mixture, pineapple, carrots, coconut, walnuts and raisins. Stir well.
Step 6

Bake for 50 minutes or until done.
Step 7

Let cool then frost.
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