Earlene Sharp's Carrot Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 c corn oil
1 3/4 c sugar
3 eggs
2 c flour
2 ts baking soda
1 ts salt
2 1/2 ts cinnamon
2 1/2 ts vanilla
2 c carrots
1 c walnuts
1/2 c flaked coconut
8 oz pineapple
16 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 c confectioners sugar

Instructions

Beat together oil, sugar, and eggs until well-combined. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to sugar and egg mixture. Stir in vanilla, mixing well. Add carrots, walnuts, coconut and pineapple. Mix until well-blended. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 inch or 10 inch bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for about an hour. Cool on cake rack; remove pan. Cover with cream cheese icing and garnish with grated carrots and nuts.

*ICING*

Cream together 2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese with 1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.