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       INGREDIENTS (One cake)
CAKE

1 cup     butter
2 cups     sugar
3     eggs
2 tsp     vanilla
2 cups     flour, sifted
1 tsp     salt
2 tsp     cinnamon
2 tsp     soda
2 tsp     nutmeg
¼ tsp     cardamom
1 cup     walnuts, chopped finely
½ cup     raisins
½ cup     crushed pineapple, well drained
2 cups     carrots, shredded and packed
FROSTING

3 oz     cream cheese
½ cup     butter
1¼ cup     powdered sugar
3 Tbsp     pineapple, crushed, chopped and well drained
¼ cup     walnuts, chopped
1/8 tsp     cardamom
PROCEDURE

(1)     Cream butter until soft. Gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy, at least ten minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time until thoroughly blended. Add vanilla.
(2)     In a separate bowl sift flour, salt, cinnamon, soda, nutmeg and cardamom together several times and set aside.
(3)     Add walnuts, pineapple, raisins and carrots to egg-sugar mixture. Stir in flour mixture and mix well.
(4)     Pour into greased and floured pan and bake at 350º F for 1 hour. Cool completely.
(5)     Apply frosting.
PROCEDURE

(1)     Mix cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
(2)     Add pineapple, walnuts and cardamom. Blend well.
RATING

Difficulty: easy to moderate. Time: 30 minutes preparation, 1 hour cooking, 1 hour cooling. Precision: measure the ingredients.