Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapples and Cream Cheese Frosting
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4.8
Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapples and Cream Cheese Frosting
Description
The cake batter mixes whole wheat and all-purpose flours with sugar, coconut, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Wet ingredients—oil, eggs, vanilla—are added, then folded together with grated carrots, drained pineapple, and some chopped walnuts. Though the batter is initially stiff and dry, continued folding brings it together before it's spooned into a greased cake pan and baked at 350°F for 40-50 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake edges pull away.
The resulting cake is moist from the pineapple and carrots, with textural interest from the coconut and walnuts, and warmth from cinnamon. Once cooled, a cream cheese frosting made from cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla spreads smoothly atop, with walnuts sprinkled on top.
This cake works well as a dessert or snack, offering a balance of moistness and spice with creamy frosting. The pineapple adds extra moisture and subtle sweetness that enhances the carrot cake base.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 8 oz cream cheese Philadelphia brand, 1/3 fat
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup coconut flaked, sweetened
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups carrot peeled, grated
- 20 ounce can crushed pineapple drained (or about 2 cups fresh, in juice
- 1/2 cup walnuts divided, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, coconut, baking soda, salt, and spices; stir well with a whisk.
- In a medium bowl, combine oil, eggs, and vanilla; stir well.
- Add grated carrots and pineapple; mix well.
- Fold wet ingredients with the dry ingredients, batter will be stiff and dry but keep folding it and it will all come together. Fold in 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
- Spoon batter into an 8" x 3" cake pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350° for about 40-50 minutes, depending on pan size or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and cake is pulling away from sides of pan. Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
- To prepare frosting, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cake.
- Garnish with remaining chopped walnuts.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 216kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.5g | 13% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 392mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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