Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

3 cups

grated carrots

2 cups

all-purpose flour

2 cups

sugar

2 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

salt

1 tsp

cinnamon

large eggs

1/2 cup

vegetable oil

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1 8 ounce can

crushed pineapple with juice

3/4 cup

chopped pecans

1 8 ounce package

cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 cup

unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

3 1/2 cups

confectioners' sugar

1 1/2 cups

orange candy melts

1 1/2 cups

green candy melts

Pastry bags; Small round pastry tip (such as Ateco #3)