The only carrot cake you will ever need

The only carrot cake you will ever need is a side dish that serves 5. One portion of this dish contains about 11g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 638 calories. For 81 cents per serving, this recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. If you have eggs, carrot, canned pineapple, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. 5115 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is brought to you by aol.com. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 71%. Users who liked this recipe also liked Ultimate Carrot Cake (with Carrot Cake Jam), Carrot Cake With Carrot Juice, and Carrot Cake Sheet Cake with Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting.

Servings: 5

 

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons baking powder

1½ teaspoons baking soda

8½ oz. can of crushed pineapple, drained

1¼ cups vegetable or canola oil

2 cups finely grated carrot

2 teaspoons cinnamon

3½ ounces flaked coconut (optional)

4 eggs

2 cups sifted flour

1½ teaspoons salt

1½ cups sugar

Equipment:

ladle

kitchen scale

oven

frying pan

hand mixer

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Next, add the sugar, oil, and eggs; mix well. Next, add the carrot, pineapple, pecans, and coconut. Blend thoroughly.Distribute the batter evenly amongst the three pans; I like to use a ladle for the batter and fill each pan ladle by ladle to ensure even distribution without fussing with a scale.Bake the cakes for 35-40 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake them! Because of the high amounts of sugar and add-ins, the cake can quickly crisp too much on the edges. Remove the pans from the oven and cool for 15-20 minutes before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.When your cakes are cooled, make your cream cheese frosting. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla. Cream on low to medium speed. With the mixer on low, gradually add the confectioner's sugar, scraping down the bowl as needed. If it looks too thick, add a little splash of milk. If it's too loose, add more confectioner's sugar.Frost the cake, spreading a thin layer between each layer of cake, saving the lion's share for covering the rest of the cake.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Next, add the sugar, oil, and eggs; mix well. Next, add the carrot, pineapple, pecans, and coconut. Blend thoroughly.Distribute the batter evenly amongst the three pans; I like to use a ladle for the batter and fill each pan ladle by ladle to ensure even distribution without fussing with a scale.

2. Bake the cakes for 35-40 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake them! Because of the high amounts of sugar and add-ins, the cake can quickly crisp too much on the edges.

3. Remove the pans from the oven and cool for 15-20 minutes before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.When your cakes are cooled, make your cream cheese frosting. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla. Cream on low to medium speed. With the mixer on low, gradually add the confectioner's sugar, scraping down the bowl as needed. If it looks too thick, add a little splash of milk. If it's too loose, add more confectioner's sugar.Frost the cake, spreading a thin layer between each layer of cake, saving the lion's share for covering the rest of the cake.


Nutrition Information:

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637k Calories
11g Protein
16g Total Fat
115g Carbs
10% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
637k
32%

Fat
16g
25%

  Saturated Fat
7g
47%

Carbohydrates
115g
38%

  Sugar
70g
79%

Cholesterol
130mg
44%

Sodium
1118mg
49%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
11g
22%

Vitamin A
8770IU
175%

Manganese
0.87mg
44%

Selenium
30µg
43%

Vitamin B1
0.5mg
34%

Folate
125µg
31%

Phosphorus
277mg
28%

Vitamin B2
0.46mg
27%

Fiber
5g
23%

Iron
3mg
22%

Vitamin B3
3mg
19%

Potassium
562mg
16%

Copper
0.27mg
13%

Calcium
132mg
13%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Vitamin B6
0.2mg
10%

Vitamin C
8mg
10%

Vitamin B5
0.96mg
10%

Magnesium
35mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.31µg
5%

Vitamin D
0.7µg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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