Aunt Darlene's Cream Cheese Frosting

Description: A delicious frosting for any carrot cake Recipe #19884. I like to make mine white, but in the Chicago area you often see it tinted pink.

Ingredients:

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1 -2 drop red food coloring (optional)

Steps:

1. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on high speed until smooth.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar and continue beating until spreadable.
3. Stir in vanilla.
4. Add pecans, coconut and red food coloring (if desired for Red Velvet Cake).