BEST CARROT CAKE - VIDEO

Moist, dense, and flavorful — who doesn't love carrot cake? Especially when it's topped with rich cream cheese icing. This much-requested recipe is easily customized to taste.I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. Beneath this towering yet unpretentious appearance lies multiple layers of moist, mildly spiced cake that are flecked with carrots and walnuts and enveloped by a generous coating of cream cheese frosting. Carrot Cake never goes out of style. This recipe is for 20 cm ( 8 inch) cake pan.

Ingredients for the cream cheese frosting :
400 gr OR 2,5 cups of icing sugar
100 gr OR 1/2 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
250 gr OR 1 cup of cream cheese, cold
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tbs of orange zest ( optional)

For the cake :
300 ml OR 1 1/4 CUP of vegetable or sunflower oil
350 gr OR 2 3/4 CUP of plain flour
2 tbsp of cinnamon
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp bicarb soda
2 tsp of baking powder
150 gr OR 3/4 cup caster sugar
150 gr OR 3/4 light brown or brown sugar
4 medium eggs
1 zested orange and 2 zested lemons
350 gr OR 3 CUPS of grated carrots
100 gr OR 1 cup of unsweetened coconut
100 gr OR 1 CUP of wallnuts ( chopped)
2 tsp of vanilla extract
200 gr OR 1 CUP of sultanas or raisins
200 gr OR 1 cup of canned pineapple ( optional)