Carrot Cake No Pineapple Food

GRANDMA'S FABULOUS CARROT CAKE (NO PINEAPPLE!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175°C.
• Grease and line an 8" square or round tin.
• Beat sugar, oil, treacle, golden syrup and eggs till smooth.
• Sieve flour, bicarb and cinnamon and fold into mixture. Mix well.
• Stir in grated carrots, coconut and walnuts and pour into prepared tin.
• Bake for 1 hour or until firm to the touch.
• Leave to cool a little in tin, then turn out onto rack and leave till cold.
• Beat the margarine with the icing sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Add enough water to make a thick but spreadable frosting.
• Decorate with walnut pieces.

DAVID'S FAVORITE CARROT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9-inch cake pans with the butter.
• In a large bowl, add the granulated sugar, oil, brown sugar and eggs and mix together. Add the flour, carrots, coconut, walnuts, cinnamon, almond extract, baking powder, salt and pineapple and fold the ingredients together.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans and place the pans on a baking sheet. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Place the cakes on a cooling rack until completely cooled, about an hour.
• For the frosting: Meanwhile, in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter and pineapple juice. Mix until smooth and incorporated.
• To frost the cake: Carefully remove the cooled cakes from the pans. Using an offset spatula, place a dollop of the frosting on the cake stand and spread to create a sticky base. Place one layer on the frosting on the cake stand. Thickly frost the entire top of the cake and place the other layer atop the now frosted one. Beginning with the top of the new layer, frost generously. Place a large dollop of frosting on the side of the cake and spin the cake to evenly frost the sides. Garnish with the remaining walnuts.

CARROT PINEAPPLE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch round pan. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in carrots, pineapple and chopped nuts.
• Pour batter into a 9 inch pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

CARROT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 9-cup tube pan; set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger; mix well.
• In a large mixer bowl combine the sugar, oil, 1 Tbsp. vanilla and the eggs until well mixed. Slowly add the dry ingredients at low speed. Then, add the carrots, pineapple, raisins, and nuts until well mixed. Pour evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour. Let cool down for another hour. Remove cake from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, margarine, powdered sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix well until it is soft and creamy. Frost the top of cooled cake and sprinkle with the toasted coconut.

PINEAPPLE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the oil, eggs and baby food; mix on low speed until well blended. Stir in pineapple and nuts. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar until mixture reaches spreading consistency. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Garnish with nuts and blossoms if desired. Store in the refrigerator.