Mom's Best Ever Carrot Cake

Ingredient List:


Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups Corn Oil
• 1 3/4 cups Granulated Sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Ground Cloves
• 2 cups peeled & grated carrots
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 can crushed pineapple

Frosting:

• 2 8oz packages cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• I teaspoon vanilla extract

Garnish:

• 1 cup shredded coconut

Preparation:

1. Beat together corn oil, sugar & eggs until well combined.
2. In a seperate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon & cloves.
3. Add to egg mixture in sections, mixing well.
4. Drain pineapple well.
5. Add carrots, walnuts, & pineapple to mixture. Blend to mix well.
6. Pour batter in a greased & floured 9 or 10 inch cake pan.
7. Bake at 350 F for about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Let cake cool on rack.
9. Prepare Frosting.
10. Split cake into 2 layers. Add cream cheese frosting in center of layers. Assemble. Cover with frosting. Sprinkle entire frosted cake with coconut.