Hard Caribbean Dessert

Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 49 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar; 0.75 cups vegetable oil; 0.75 cups buttermilk; 3 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract , divided; 2 cups grated carrots; 1 can crushed pineapple , 15 ounce; 1 cup flaked coconut; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1.5 teaspoons salt; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce; 0.5 cups butter

Total Time

49 min

25m prep · 24m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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Here's an old-fashioned carrot cake that's got more carrots than spice. Pecans can be substituted for walnuts.

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
0.75 cups vegetable oil
0.75 cups buttermilk
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract , divided
2 cups grated carrots
1 can crushed pineapple , 15 ounce
1 cup flaked coconut
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1.5 teaspoons salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce
0.5 cups butter

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish; set aside.
2

Mix together sugar, oil, buttermilk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in carrots, pineapple, and coconut. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl; gently stir into carrot mixture. Mix in nuts until incorporated. Spread batter into the prepared dish.
3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
4

Beat together confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Frost cooled cake while still in the dish.