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Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapples and Cream Cheese Frosting
This Carrot Cake recipe incorporates grated carrots, drained crushed pineapple, and flaked sweetened coconut to create a moist, textured cake. Spiced with cinnamon and enhanced by chopped walnuts, it's topped with a smooth cream cheese frosting and additional walnuts for crunch and garnish, combining sweet, tangy, and nutty flavors.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
16
servings
Calories:
216 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
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.
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Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216
% 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.