Best-Ever Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. each table salt, baking soda, baking powder, and freshly grated nutmeg
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• 3 cups shredded carrots
• ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
• ½ cup golden raisins, chopped
• ½ cup walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• ¾ cup each buttermilk and vegetable oil
• 1 can crushed pineapple (8 oz.), drained thoroughly
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz. each ), softened
• 1 stick unsalted butter (8 Tbsp.), softened
• 1 Tbsp. minced lemon zest
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• 4 cups sifted powdered sugar