Jessie's Carrot Cake

2 full eggs plus 2 egg whites

1 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup oil

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup white flour

1 tsp mexican vanilla

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

2 cups sugar

3 cups grated carrots

1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)

1/4 cup raisins (optional)

Mix all wet ingredients together first with the sugar, making it a creamy syrup-looking mixture. Then add dry ingredients plus carrots, nuts, and raisins. Mixture will seem runny.

Bake in a bunt pan for 40 minutes at 375 degrees

Cool, then frost. Here's my favorite recipe:

1 package Neufchatel Cheese (8 oz)

(or cream cheese...N.Cheese is just better for you and tastes the same)

1 stick salted butter

3 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar

1 1/2 tsp mexican vanilla