Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting

Source: Silver Palate

Ingredients:

(for two 22cm cake pans, for one 22cm cake pan use half measurements)

Cake Batter:

• 3 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups neutral vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts (crushed)
• 1 1/3 cups pureed cooked carrots
• 1 1/2 cups coconut flakes
• 3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple

Frosting:

• 125g butter at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• vanilla
• 200g cream cheese

Instructions:

Cake:

1. mix dry ingredients
2. mix oil, eggs, vanilla, walnuts, coconut, carrots, pineapple
3. combine, pour into two 22cm diameter cake pans
4. bake for 30-35 mins.

Frosting:

1. beat butter, sugar, vanilla gently by hand then slowly add cream cheese