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Pineapple Carrot Cake

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Jaden Hair
Updated Feb 28, 2022
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Consider this one of Betty’s best-kept secrets. While you can’t go wrong with our classic Carrot Cake recipe, this carrot cake with pineapple offers a tangy, tropical twist. This from-scratch version has all the traditional ingredients you’d expect in carrot cake, including warming spices, like cinnamon and nutmeg, and a homemade cream cheese frosting, so you know it’ll live up to its name. In addition, it has juicy crushed pineapple stirred right into the batter, so this sensational spiced cake turns out ultra moist and utterly delectable!

Pineapple Carrot Cake

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 20 min
  • Servings 15
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups grated raw carrots (medium grate)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 8 ounces crushed pineapple, undrained

For the cream cheese frosting

  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add grated carrots and toss to coat. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In a mixing bowl, using medium speed of electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla. Add oil and pineapple, mix well. In batches on low speed, add carrot mixture, mix until combined. Pour into your pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Step 
    3
    To make the cream cheese frosting, run a dry whisk or fork through the powdered sugar to break up any lumps and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, using electric mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until very smooth. Turn the mixer on low speed and add in the powdered sugar in batches.
  • Step 
    4
    Cool cake completely, about 1 hour. Frost with the cream cheese frosting.

Nutrition

520 Calories
28g Total Fat
4g Protein
64g Total Carbohydrate
49g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
520
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
42%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
90mg
30%
Sodium
390mg
16%
Potassium
125mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
64g
21%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
49g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
60%
60%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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