Best Carrot Cake

Name: Best Carrot Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING; 1 1/2 tsp pineapple juice; 2 c powered sugar or confectioners' sugar; 1/2 c butter, softened (1 full stick); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 16 oz cream cheese, softened; CARROT CAKE; 2 c all-purpose flour; 2 c sugar; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1 pinch allspice, ground; 4 eggs; 1/2 c vegetable oil; 1 c applesauce, unsweetened; 3 c carrots, grated; 1 c walnuts, chopped; 8 1/2 oz pineapples, crushed; 1/4 c golden raisins; 1/4 c raisins; 1/4 c coconut, flaked; Crisco spray with flour

By Aneisha DeArman
@Showmans_wifey

I just made this yesterday and the icing is to die for!!! It is inspired by a cake sold at Wegman's grocery store and an icing I saw on this site.

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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! Test Kitchen Avatar The Test Kitchen

Rating:

★★★★★ 10 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

8-10

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 1/2 tsp

pineapple juice
2 c

powered sugar or confectioners' sugar
1/2 c

butter, softened (1 full stick)
1 tsp

vanilla extract
16 oz

cream cheese, softened
CARROT CAKE
2 c

all-purpose flour
2 c

sugar
1 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
1/2 tsp

baking powder
2 tsp

cinnamon
1/2 tsp

nutmeg
1 pinch

allspice, ground
4

eggs
1/2 c

vegetable oil
1 c

applesauce, unsweetened
3 c

carrots, grated
1 c

walnuts, chopped
8 1/2 oz

pineapples, crushed
1/4 c

golden raisins
1/4 c

raisins
1/4 c

coconut, flaked
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Crisco spray with flour
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How to Make Best Carrot Cake

Step-by-Step

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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About Best Carrot Cake

Course/Dish: Cakes

Main Ingredient: Flour

Regional Style: American

Collection: Easter

Hashtag: #Carrot

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Best Carrot Cake

By Aneisha DeArman @Showmans_wifey