Do you like carrot cake? What about cream cheese frosting? Now we are talking! Add in some pineapple and you have Pineapple Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting.
The yummiest carrot cake ever.
There is something about the pineapple that makes the flavor and texture of this carrot cake the best we have ever had.
As far as the frosting goes…only a cream cheese frosting will do for a carrot cake … don’t you agree? If not, then wait until to make this cake…oh yeah!
Be sure to Follow Foodgasm Recipes on Pinterest for more great recipes!
A delicious Pineapple Carrot Cake recipe and the Cream Cheese Frosting just makes it better.
- 2 c. all purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. cloves
- 1 c. whole toasted almonds
- 1 c. toasted pine nuts
- 1 c. olive oil
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. 1 stick butter, melted
- 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 Tbsp. dark molasses
- 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 2 c. chopped fresh pineapple or 1 (16 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 3 heaping cups shredded carrots
- 4 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese (room temp.)
- 2 sticks 1 c. butter, room temperature
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- Half-and-half as needed
- Preheat the oven to 350-f degrees. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, almonds, and pine nuts and mix very well.
- In another large bowl, combine the olive oil, sugar, butter, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, maple syrup, pineapple, and carrots and mix well. Add them to the dry mixture. Mix very well.
- Generously butter three 9-inch cake pans and dust with flour. Divide the cake batter evenly into the cake pans. Use a measuring cup for accuracy.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick into the cakes to make sure the are done. The toothpick should come out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely.
- With an electric mixer, mix the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar until fluffy, but stiff. Add half-and-half to thin.
- Use the frosting to fill and frost the cooked layers.
Enjoy!
Up Next:
Canadian Brown Sugar Pie – A Real Crowd Pleaser
Be sure to Follow Foodgasm Recipes on Pinterest for more great recipes!
Check out the original source for this recipe with all the directions as well as step-by-step photographs and helpful tips at: jamhands