Lion House Carrot Cake

1 cup sugar
½ cup oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 ½ cups grated carrots
1 cup unsifted flour
½ t. salt
1 t. soda
1 t. cinnamon
¼ cup ground coconut
¼ cup nuts
¼ cup raisins

Preheat over to 400*. Lightly grease and flour a 9x9 square cake pan. Set aside. Combine sugar and oil in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs; mix well. Add grated carrots. Slowly stir in sifted dry ingredients. Add coconut, nuts, and raisins and mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20-30 mins or until toothpick comes out clean. When cool, spread with cream cheese frosting.
Cream Cheese Filling:
1 8oz pkg cream cheese softened
¼ cup margarine
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
Hot water as needed

Cream together cream cheese, margarine, and sugar in a mixer bowl. Add a little hot water, one tsp at a time, until you reach desired spreading consistency.
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