Coconut Carrot Cake
Grate fresh carrots on a hand grater using the largest holes
Cake:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup milk
4 carrots, grated, 2 cups
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Frosting:
12 oz. cream cheese
3/4 cup butter, softened
6 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Marzipan carrots, optional
Cake: Heat oven to 350 Degrees F. Coat 2 (9") pans with spray. Mix first 5 ingredients. On medium speed, beat sugar, eggs and oil; alternately beat in flour mixture and milk. Stir in carrots, nuts and coconut. Pour into pans. Bake 25 minutes until pick inserted into centers comes out clean; cool.
Frosting: On medium, beat cream cheese and butter. Beat in sugar. Fill and frost cake. Press coconut onto side of cake. Garnish with marzipan carrots.
Recipe from: Woman's World - 10/9/07 Issue
Never enough recipes for Carrot Cake!
Grate fresh carrots on a hand grater using the largest holes
Cake:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup milk
4 carrots, grated, 2 cups
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Frosting:
12 oz. cream cheese
3/4 cup butter, softened
6 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Marzipan carrots, optional
Cake: Heat oven to 350 Degrees F. Coat 2 (9") pans with spray. Mix first 5 ingredients. On medium speed, beat sugar, eggs and oil; alternately beat in flour mixture and milk. Stir in carrots, nuts and coconut. Pour into pans. Bake 25 minutes until pick inserted into centers comes out clean; cool.
Frosting: On medium, beat cream cheese and butter. Beat in sugar. Fill and frost cake. Press coconut onto side of cake. Garnish with marzipan carrots.
Recipe from: Woman's World - 10/9/07 Issue
Never enough recipes for Carrot Cake!