Pineapple Carrot Cake
By Yankee Magazine|Aug 26 2003|
Yield
12-15 servings
For the cake:
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups finely grated carrots
1 8-ounce can undrained crushed pineapple
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To make the cake: Mix the first four ingredients. Set aside. In another bowl, mix the oil and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time; mix well. Stir in the vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and combine until incorporated. Pour into a cake pan and bake 35 minutes, or until done.
For the frosting:
Ingredients
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Mix the cream cheese and the butter; add the sugar and mix well. Add the vanilla and mix well. Chill in refrigerator while cake cools.
When the cake is cooled, spread the frosting on the top and sides of the cake and return to refrigerator to chill. Serve when chilled.
I have been looking for this recipe forever in Yankee Magazine. I made it for my stepfather and he says it is his best EVER. I am making it again tomorrow June 18, 2005, for his Father’s Day surprise. It is AWESOME.