world's best carrot cake

Ingredients For world's best carrot cake

• 2 c

  sugar
• 3 c

  all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  ground cinnamon
• 2 c

  carrots, grated
• 1 1/3 c

  vegetable oil
• 4 lg

  eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 c

  walnuts or pecans, toasted & chopped
• 20 oz

  crushed pineapple, drained & dried well
• 1 tsp

  each: vanilla, almond and lemon extract
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
• 1/2 c

  butter, softened
• 8 oz

  cream cheese, softened
• 16 oz

  box powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 c

  walnuts or pecans, toasted & chopped
• 1 c

  flaked coconut, toasted and chopped