Tracy's Tropical Carrot Cake

This cake was a favorite in a bakery i worked at in the 90's. my dh has requested it for his birthday every year. Simple, yet delicious.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour 3 nine inch round cake pans.

Set aside.

Finely grate carrots and set aside.

Drain crushed pineapple and set aside.

Combine sugar , eggs and oil , stirring until mixed well and creamy.

In a separate bowl sift dry ingredients.

Flour , salt , soda and cinnamon.

Gradually add dry ingredients to wet.

Stirring between additions.

Stir in carrots , pineapple , and coconut.

Divide batter evenly between the three pans.

Bake for 25-35 minutes.

Baking times may vary , check if done by inserting wooden skewer in middle of cake , if nothing sticks to skewer , cake is done.

Remove from oven , let cool in pan for 5 minutes , carefully remove cakes from pans and cool completely before frosting.

I recommend a cream cheese frosting , heavy on the cream cheese.

sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, raw carrots, coconut, crushed pineapple