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Ultra-moist and perfectly spiced Carrot Cake with Pineapple, toasted coconut, walnuts, and raisins. All this goodness, wrapped in a luscious cream cheese frosting.

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Ingredients

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Frosting Ingredients

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Preheat oven to 300 F. Toast walnuts for 8 minutes. Toast the shredded coconut on a separate tray during the last 4 minutes.

Let your pent-up frustrations out by pounding the nuts in a Ziploc bag. Or you can be more civilized and use a *food processor.

Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in chopped walnuts and raisins. Set aside.

Add oil, apple sauce, sugars, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix until thoroughly combined.

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Beat in eggs, then stir in carrots, pineapple, and ½ of the toasted coconut.

Add the flour mixture (in batches) until the ingredients are incorporated.

To make a layered cake, pour into 2 greased and floured 9½″ round cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes.

Beat the softened cream cheese and butter until combined. Add lemon extract, crushed pineapple, and powdered sugar in batches, until fluffy.

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Spread frosting between, on top, and on the sides of the cooled round cakes.

I like to sprinkle some of the coconut in between the two layers as well.

Using a *revolving cake stand is very helpful!

Sprinkle the frosted cake with the remaining toasted coconut.

Enjoy!!!

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PINEAPPLE CARROT CAKE

Ultra-moist and perfectly spiced Carrot Cake with Pineapple, toasted coconut, walnuts, and raisins. All this goodness, wrapped in a luscious cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

Walnuts Flour Baking Powder/Soda Eggs Salt Granulated Sugar Brown Sugar Raisins Oil Apple Sauce Vanilla Carrots Pineapple Coconut

Frosting Ingredients

Cream Cheese Butter Powdered Sugar Lemon Extract Crushed Pineapple

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Preheat oven to 300 F. Toast walnuts for 8 minutes. Toast the shredded coconut on a separate tray during the last 4 minutes.

Let your pent-up frustrations out by pounding the nuts in a Ziploc bag. Or you can be more civilized and use a *food processor.

Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in chopped walnuts and raisins. Set aside.

Add oil, apple sauce, sugars, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix until thoroughly combined.

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Beat in eggs, then stir in carrots, pineapple, and ½ of the toasted coconut.

Add the flour mixture (in batches) until the ingredients are incorporated.

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To make a layered cake, pour into 2 greased and floured 9½″ round cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes.

Beat the softened cream cheese and butter until combined. Add lemon extract, crushed pineapple, and powdered sugar in batches, until fluffy.

FROSTING

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Spread frosting between, on top, and on the sides of the cooled round cakes.

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I like to sprinkle some of the coconut in between the two layers as well.

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Using a *revolving cake stand is very helpful!

Sprinkle the frosted cake with the remaining toasted coconut.

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Enjoy!!!

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