Mom's Carrot Cake

Very moist! Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 2  cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 2  teaspoons nutmeg
• 1  dash clove
• 2  cups carrots, grated
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained
• 12  ounces angel flake coconut, Bakers brand
• 1⁄2 cup  nuts, finely chopped, of your choice
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups  oil
• 4  large eggs, grade A

Directions

1. Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove in one bowl. Mix carrots, pineapple, coconut, nuts and vanilla in another bowl. Mix oil and eggs into a third bowl.
2. Dump egg/oil mixture into carrot mixture and stir well. Then add flour mixture to carrot mixture and mix well with a spoon. Pour into a 13x9x2 dish that has been buttered and floured. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes; check with a toothpick to make sure it is done.
3. See cream cheese frosting recipe to frost the cake.