Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups carrots grated, about 9 carrots, you can grate them in food processor fitted with a shredding a blade or use a box grater
• 1 cup chopped walnuts coarsely, or pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut sweetened or unsweetened*
• 1/2 cup raisins moist, plump, dark or golden or dried cranberries
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup canola oil
• 4 large eggs
• 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar sifted
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or 1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract, I omitted this and replaced it with 1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla ex…
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut optional
• toasted nuts optional
• toasted shredded coconut optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 2130 calories
• Carbohydrate : 216 grams
• Cholesterol : 335 milligrams
• Fat : 136 grams
• Fiber : 11 grams
• Protein : 24 grams
• SaturatedFat : 41 grams
• Sodium : 1740 milligrams
• Sugar : 150 grams