Cake:
3 cups of shredded (like with a cheese grater) raw (choose one): zucchini (washed but not peeled), pumpkin (peeled), apple, carrot (works best with finely grated), or whatever you think will taste good and is crisp enough to shred
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil (I like canola)
4 eggs
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2 cups flour
1 tsp each: baking powder, baking soda, salt
2 tsp or more (I use about a tablespoon) cinnamon
nuts, raisins, dried currants, dried cranberries, etc if desired (I usually omit)
Mix baking powder, baking soda, salt & cinnamon with flour, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well (you can use a spoon if you want, it doesn't have to be mixed for that long.) Pour into a greased and floured cake pan (I use a 9x13x2 pan) and bake at 325 F for 50-70 minutes. Start checking the cake at 50 minutes and take it out when the center is cooked and the edges spring back when touched.
I won a contest with this recipe once. It's absurdly easy to make and is really good. You can frost it but it doesn't need it.