Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup melted butter, slightly cooled
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups dark brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 8 ounces crushed pineapple
  • 4 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • Frosting
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar

Method

  • For cake---------------.
  • Put raisins in a bowl and cover with boiling water.
  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour a 9" x 13" cake pan.
  • Sift flour, soda, cinnamon and salt together.
  • Beat eggs, butter, milk, sugar and vanilla together.
  • Drain water from raisins with a sieve.
  • Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Stir in pineapple, carrots, walnuts, coconuts and raisins and mix.
  • Pour into pan and bake for about one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool for 20 minutes before removing from pan.
  • Cool completely before Icing.
  • For frosting----------------.
  • Beat butter and cream cheese.
  • Add vanilla and sugar and blend well.