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No Nut Pineapple Coconut Carrot Cake

This no nut 8in pineapple coconut carrot makes you feel so cozy. It is packed with flavor! Super moist cake.
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy to make, flavorful, homemade carrot cake, Moist
Servings: 12 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup oil vegetable or canola
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup crushed pineapples, drain the liquid I used the Dole brand
  • 3 cups fresh shredded carrots folded in
  • ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut folded in

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup butter soften
  • 16 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F, grease 2 - 8inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
  • Peel and grate 3 cups carrots, set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves.
  • In a mixer, cream together sugar and butter until combine. Add oil, and eggs one by one beat until combine. Scrape down the sides to get everything incorporated.
  • Using a rubber spatula, fold in carrots, coconuts, crashed pineapples. Mix until combine.
  • Divide the batter into both prepared cake pans, Tap the pans to get any air bubbles removed.
  • Bake for 25 -30 minutes or until the center has no jiggle. rotate both cake pans half way through. Doing this will make the cakes bake evenly. Set cakes aside to let cool completely.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract until fluffy.
  • On low speed, add powder sugar slowly then add cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Once incorporate switch to medium speed until smooth.

Cake Assemble

  • Place one cake on a serving platter, Top with ½ of the frosting, smooth the frosting to the edges. Then finish with your next layer, smooth the frosting all around the cake.
  • *** You can toast some coconut to add around the cake.