Grownup carrot cake | Something New For Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 2″ pieces
• 1 T butter or olive oil
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 4 cups sugar
• 4 t baking soda
• 2 T cinnamon
• 2 t ground ginger
• 1/2 t cloves
• 2T vanilla extract or vanilla paste
• 3 T bourbon
• 6 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups good quality extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple, cut into 1/4″ pieces (or canned pineapple)
• 1 7-ounce package shredded sweetened coconut (about 2 2/3 cups)
• 2 cups walnuts, chopped
• 6 T unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into 6 pieces
• 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, room temperature, cut into 8 pieces
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 T fresh lemon juice
• 1 T vanilla or vanilla paste