The Best Carrot Cake

Cake Ingredients:
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 c. shredded raw carrot
5 eggs
1 ½ c. vegetable oil
2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

In a large bowl combine eggs and vegetable oil. Mix thoroughly with an electric mixer. Add flour, sugar, cinnamon, and baking soda. Mix until smooth. Add carrots and nuts. Mix just to combine. Pour batter evenly into three cake pans or a bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. (Approx. 1 hour for a bundt cake). Let cake cool completely before frosting.
Frosting Ingredients:
1 8 oz. block of cream cheese (at room temperature)
1 box confectioners sugar (usually 1lb.)
1 stick of butter (softened at room temperature)
1 tsp. vanilla
a little cream or milk to help smooth frosting
coconut (optional)

Using an electric mixer beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add vanilla and mix. Add confectioners sugar a little bit at a time until a smooth frosting is made. Pour in a little milk or cream to create a spreadable consistency. Mix in coconut if you are going to use it.

When cake is cool, frost and enjoy!!