Sam's Carrot Cake

I've always thought carrot cake was good, but if had a choice between that and anything chocolate-y or pretty much anything else, I'd go with anything else. Carrot cake would be my last choice---that is until Dave discovered this recipe. He found it on Allrecipes(dot)com and it's the only recipe I've ever seen that recieved not one negative comment out of the 100s of reviews it recieved. None of the comments recommended you change anything either, another rarity! So we thought we'd try it. Wow!! It really is an incredible cake! It's incredibly moist and delicious!

Sam's Famous Carrot Cake

courtesy of Allrecipes(dot)com

3 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x12 inch pan. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour mixture and mix well.

In a medium bowl, combine shredded carrots, coconut, walnuts, pineapple and raisins. Using a large wooden spoon or a very heavy whisk, add carrot mixture to batter and fold in well.

Pour into prepared 8x12 inch pan, and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Check with toothpick. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.