BEST CARROT CAKE

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This carrot cake is moist and dense with fruity little gems in every bite. Adding crushed pineapple is a lovely addition to the carrot cake recipe. The frosting is silky smooth and tangy with just a hint of pineapple flavor. This is definitely not your grandma's carrot cake!

Provided by Aneisha DeArman @Showmans_wifey

Categories     Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 25

PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) pineapple juice
2 cup(s) powered sugar or confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup(s) butter, softened (1 full stick)
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
16 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened
CARROT CAKE
2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
2 cup(s) sugar
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
1 pinch(es) allspice, ground
4 - eggs
1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil
1 cup(s) applesauce, unsweetened
3 cup(s) carrots, grated
1 cup(s) walnuts, chopped
8 1/2 ounce(s) pineapples, crushed
1/4 cup(s) golden raisins
1/4 cup(s) raisins
1/4 cup(s) coconut, flaked
- Crisco spray with flour

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl.
  • In a separate bowl mix oil, applesauce, pineapples, raisins, and coconut.
  • Add eggs by hand to dry mix 1 by 1.
  • Then using an electric mixer on low setting to add the wet mix to egg mix.
  • Then by hand mix in the carrots and walnuts.
  • Use some Crisco spray with flour and spray 2 9-inch pans.
  • Pour batter into the pans.
  • Cook for about 40 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • For the icing, mix the butter and cream cheese with electric mixer.
  • Add powdered sugar little by little.
  • Once the sugar is in add the pineapple juice and then the vanilla extract.
  • Once the cake has cooled, ice the cake.

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