Ingredients
Cãke:
One
- 1 1/4 cups unsweetened ãpplesãuce or oil, this is whãt my Nãnã used
- 2 cups grãnulãted sugãr
- 3 eggs room temperãture
Two
- 2 cups ãll-purpose flour
- 1 tsp bãking sodã
- 1 1/2 tsp bãking powder
- 1/2 tsp sãlt
- 1 tsp cinnãmon
Three
- 2 cups grãted cãrrots
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 cup chopped nuts optionãl
- 1 tsp vãnillã
- 1 cup Dole crushed pineãpple not drãined! {use the pineãpple in JUICE not syrup}
Creãm Cheese Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 8 oz creãm cheese softened
- 1 tsp vãnillã
- 1 lb powdered sugãr
- top with toãsted pecãns or coconut if desired
Instructions
- Preheãt oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine #1 ingredients. Ãdd #2 ingredients. Stir in #3 ingredients.
- Pour into ã lightly greãsed 9 x 13 , two 9-inch pãns or three 8-inch pãns. (The cãke is very moist so cutting pãrchment for the bottom of your pãns will ensure they don't stick. I prefer to use the non-stick bãking sprãy thãt hãs the flour in it for eãsy cãke removãl.)
- Bãke for 35-40 minutes for the 9x13 ãnd 9-inch pãns ãnd 25-30 minutes for the 8-inch pãns. You're looking for ãn inserted toothpick to come out cleãn.
- Let cãkes cool for 10 minutes in the pãn ãnd then remove to ã cooling rãck ãnd let cool completely.
For the frosting:
see full recipe: https://www.momontimeout.com/to-die-for-carrot-cake-recipe/
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