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My Mom's Carrot Cake

Ingredients:
1 2/3 cup flour
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 2/3 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1 8oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
¼ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup coconut
1 2/3 grated carrots- about 5

Directions:
Sift all ingredients
Add oil and eggs, then rest of ingredients and mix well
Bake at 350 degrees in two round pans for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool

Frosting:
1 lb confectionary sugar
½ margarine or butter
8 oz. tofutti plain cream cheese, or regular cream cheese
½ t vanilla

Directions:
Mix all, and frost inside and outside of cake. Decorate with lemon leaves or kumquats on base and mandarin oranges or mint sprigs on top.

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