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Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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This Carrot Cake recipe is incredibly moist thanks to the addition of crushed pineapple. The 2-layer carrot cake is slathered in homemade cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with chopped nuts.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Frosting Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 14 people
Calories 605 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:

For the Frosting:

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Butter 2 (8 - inch) round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans. This is very important. Don't just spray the pans with Baker's Joy. I learned this the hard way once.
  • Beat the sugar, oil, and eggs together in the bowl f an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light yellow. Add the vanilla. In another bowl, sift together 2 21/2 cups flour, the cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Fold in the carrots and crushed pineapple. Add to the batter and mix well.
  • Divide the batter equally between the 2 pans. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool completely in the pans set over a wire rack.
  • For the frosting, mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until just combined. Add the sugar and mix until smooth.
  • Place 1 layer, flat-side-up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake. Decorate with chopped pecans or walnuts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 605kcalCarbohydrates: 85gProtein: 6gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 525mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 2gSugar: 64gVitamin A: 6218IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2mg
Keyword carrot cake, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, pineapple carrot cake
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