Jenny I do the same, I add pineapple which I love and I grate my carrots using my JuiceMan Juiceing machine, I just add the pulp and some of the juice and it comes out wonderful and it only takes seconds to do.
The cream cheese frosting is to die for, hubby wasn't a big fan of carrot cake until I made this one. Now he's hooked. And I found this recipie on the web somewhere
Sorry I'm talking about things we really shouldn't be eating but I just love to cook and especially bake, its one of my favorite things to do (other than eat it lol).
Love Leens