Mina's Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 c soft brown sugar
• 2 c flour
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 3/4 c veg./ canola oil
• 3 c grated carrots
• 1 can crushed pineapple
• 3/4 c buttermilk
• 1 1/2 c grated coconut
• 1 c chopped walnuts

Cream cheese icing

• 125g butter,softened
• 125g cream cheese,softened
• 2 c icing sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• chopped walnuts to decorate

Method

• Preheat oven for 180C and Line 3(9-inch) round cake pans lightly grease. Set aside

1. Combine the eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, oil and in a large bowl and beat until thick and creamy.
2. Add buttermilk. Then fold in the sifted dry ingredients.
3. Then stir in the grated carrots, pineapple and grated coconut.
4. Pour into the cake tin and bake for