helen's superb carrot or plum cake

Ingredients For helen's superb carrot or plum cake

• 2 c

  sugar
• 1 1/4 c

  oil
• 4 lg

  eggs
• 2 c

  flour
• 2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 Tbsp

  cinnamon, ground
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 3 c

  grated carrots (or 2 large jars of baby food plums)
• 1 c

  fresh moist raisins
• 1 c

  coconut, flaked
• 1 c

  chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
• FROSTING
• 12 oz

  powdered sugar
• 2 pkg

  3 oz cream cheese (room temp)
• 1 5/8 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp

  butter
• 2 Tbsp

  milk
• 1/2 c

  chopped nuts