Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup melted butter, slightly cooled
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple
• 4 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 for cake---------------.
• 2 put raisins in a bowl and cover with boiling water.
• 3 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 4 grease and flour a 9" x 13" cake pan.
• 5 sift flour, soda, cinnamon and salt together.
• 6 beat eggs, butter, milk, sugar and vanilla together.
• 7 drain water from raisins with a sieve.
• 8 add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.
• 9 stir in pineapple, carrots, walnuts, coconuts and raisins and mix.
• 10 pour into pan and bake for about one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 11 allow to cool for 20 minutes before removing from pan.
• 12 cool completely before icing.
• 13 for frosting----------------.
• 14 beat butter and cream cheese.
• 15 add vanilla and sugar and blend well.