Best Pineapple Pecan Carrot Cake Recipes

PINEAPPLE PECAN CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Beat together oil, sugar and eggs until completely combined.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add to egg-sugar mix and mix well.
• Drain the pineapple well.
• Add carrots, pecans, and pineapple to mix. Blend well.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 or 10 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let cake cool on rack without taking out of pan.
• Cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
• Take cake out of pan and cover with the frosting. Sprinkle with coconut.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN PECAN PRALINE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 12-cup coffee cake or angel food pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• For cake, pour melted butter evenly in pan then sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar.
• Drain pineapple well. Put drained juice and 1/2 cup of pineapple in a medium bowl. Stir in carrots, pecans, and raisins. Set aside.
• Spoon remaining drained pineapple over brown sugar in pan. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir milk and vinegar together. Set aside for 5 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs, granulated sugar, remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, oil, and vanilla on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until smooth. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, soda, salt, coffee creamer, and cinnamon. With mixer on low, alternately beat dry ingredients and milk mixture into egg mixture until combined.
• Use a wooden spoon to stir pineapple/carrot mixture into batter. Stirring until well mixed. Spoon evenly over pineapple in pan.
• Bake on center rack for 45-50 minutes or until center tests done with a toothpick. Cool for 10 minutes before running a knife down side of pan to loosen cake. Carefully invert onto a cake plate.
• While cake is baking, prepare pecans. In a medium mixing bowl, beat egg white and vanilla on medium speed until frothy. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar and coffee creamer. With mixer on low speed, beat into egg white mixture until combined. Stir in pecans until completely coated.
• Line a large baking sheet with wax paper. Spray with non-stick cooking spray. Spread pecans on wax paper, separating as much as possible.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until pecans appear dry and are brown. Remove from oven and cool enough to use hands to remove, carefully pulling wax paper from pecans. Break apart any chunks.
• Just before serving, sprinkle half of pecans on top of cake. Slice cake and place slices on serving plates. Spray slices with whipped cream then sprinkle with a few more pecans. Serve 12-16.

PINEAPPLE PECAN CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Grate carrots in food processor and place in large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar and stir to coat, set aside for one hour. In a separate bowl, beat eggs slightly. Then add in sugar, oil, and vanilla, beating well after each addition. Stir in drained pineapple and raisins. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir into wet mixture until moistened. Drain liquid from carrots and add to batter along with pecans. Stir until well combined. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Cool completely.
• For frosting, beat butter with a mixer for one minute. Turn mixer on low speed and gradually add powdered sugar. Increase to medium speed, add salt and milk, and beat for 3 minutes. Spread on cooled cake.