Best Tropical Carrot Cake With Coconut Cream Frosting Recipes

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter three 8-inch round cake pans. (You can also bake this recipe in two 9-inch cake pans). Line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper
• In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon set aside.
• In the bowl of your electric mixer, add eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes until well blended. Add the oil and beat well.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low and blend in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.
• Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, fold in the grated carrots, drained pineapple, and coconut.
• Divide the batter equally between the three cake pans. Bake 30 to 38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean or with just a few crumbs on the toothpick.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let it sit on a cooling rack for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cake from pans and place on the wire racks to finish cooling.
• Make sure the cake has completely cooled before you frost it. A warm cake will melt the frosting.
• While the cake is cooling, prepare the Cream Cheese Frosting.
• In a bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting then sprinkle it with the toasted coconut flakes.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE WITH COCONUT CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• For Cake: Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter three 9" diameter cake pans with 1 1/2"-high sides.
• Line bottom with parchment paper.
• Combine 1/3 cup flour and next three ingredients in processor.
• Process until nuts are finely chopped.
• Whisk remaining two cups flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and baking soda in medium bowl to blend.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Beat in flour-spice mixture.
• Stir in coconut-macadamia nut mixture, then carrots and crushed pineapple.
• Divide batter among pans.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Cool in pans, on rack 1 hour.
• Run knife around edge of pans to loosen cakes.
• Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely.
• For Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth.
• Beat in powdered sugar, then cream of coconut and both extracts.
• Chill until firm enough to spread.
• ,about 30 minutes.
• Place one cake layer, flat side up on platter.
• Spread 3/4 cup frosting over top of cake.
• Top with second cake layer, flat side up.
• Spread 3/4 cup of frostin gover.
• Top with third cake layer, rounded side up, pressing slightly to adhere.
• Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Chill cake and remaining frosting 30 minutes.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Arrange whole nuts and ginger around top edge of cake.
• Chill 1 hour (Cake can be made one day ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.).

COCONUT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. In another large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set juice aside. Stir in the pineapple, carrots and coconut (batter will be thick). , Transfer to three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and enough of the reserved pineapple juice to achieve desired spreading consistency. Tint 1/4 cup frosting orange; place in a small resealable plastic bag. Cut a small hole in a corner of the bag; set aside., Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with a third of the white frosting. Repeat layers twice. With orange frosting, pipe carrots on top; add parsley sprig for carrot top. Cover and store in the refrigerator.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Cake-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13 pan.
• In a food processor mix first 8 ingredients with metal blade.
• Through feed tube add oil, eggs and vanilla pulsing to mix together.
• Put rest of ingredients into the processor and pulse just to mix inches.
• Do not over mix.
• Pour into cake pan and bake for 45-60 minutes.
• Frosting: Beat ricotta well add sugar and vanilla.
• Gentle fold the chips then the whipped cream.
• Refrigerate for the time it takes to cook and cool the cake, then frost cooled cake.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil and buttermilk. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in vanilla, carrots, raisins, pineapple, walnuts and coconut; mix well. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. , For frosting, beat all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Frost cake.