Pineapple Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

3 cups grated carrots

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1.5 cups canola oil

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup raisins or currants

1 cup crushed pineapple (drained)

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 9x13 baking dish/pan.

beat together carrots, sugar, eggs, oil and cream cheese.

2. In a separate Bowl, sift or whisk together flour , baking soda, slat, and cinnamon. Stir into carrot mixture. Add vanilla, raisins, pineapple and nuts, and mix well.

3. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 55-85 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool, and then frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of butter

8oz of Cream Cheese

1 lb of powdered sugar (but only use 1/4 or 1/2 a cup. adjust to taste)

2 Tbs of Milk

1 tsp of Vanilla Extract

Steps:

1. Cream together softened butter and cream cheese.

2. Sift powdered sugar into cream cheese mixture in a mixing bowl.

3. Add milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.