Fit for a King Carrot Cake!

• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• granulated sugar↗3 cups
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1 tablespoon
• cinnamon↗1 tablespoon
• corn oil↗1 1⁄2 cups
• eggs↗4

  lightly beaten

• vanilla extract↗1 tablespoon
• shelled walnuts↗1 1⁄2 cups

  chopped

• shredded coconut↗1 1⁄2 cups
• pureed cooked carrots1 1⁄3 cups
• crushed pineapple3⁄4 cup

  drained

• Cream Cheese Frosting
• cream cheese↗8 ounces

  at room temperature

• sweet butter↗6 tablespoons

  at room temperature

• cups confectioners' sugar↗3
• teaspoon vanilla extract↗1
• lemon, juice of↗1⁄2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350*.

2. 2

   Grease two 9 inch layer cake pans lined with wax paper.

3. 3

   (I use a 9x12 pan).

4. 4

   Sift dry ingredients into a bowl.

5. 5

   Add oil, eggs and vanilla.

6. 6

   Beat well.

7. 7

   Fold in walnuts, coconut, carrots and pineapple.

8. 8

   Pour batter into the prepared pans.

9. 9

   Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until edges have pulled away from sides and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

10. 10

    Cool on a cake rack for 3 hour.

11. 11

    Fill cake and frost sides with cream cheese frosting.

12. 12

    Dust top with confectioners' sugar.

13. 13

    Cream Cheese Frosting: Cream together cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.

14. 14

    Slowly sift in confectioners' sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated.

15. 15

    Mixture should be free of lumps.

16. 16

    Stir in vanilla, and lemon juice of you use it.

17. 17

    Frosts a 2 layer cake.