Whole Wheat Carrot Pineapple Cake Food

THE FANTABULOUS WHOLE WHEAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Add oil, honey, and eggs; mix well.
• Stir in remaining 3 ingredients.
• Bake in two greased 9-inch cake layer pans for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Cool in pans several minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
• You can also bake this in a 9x13 pan as a sheet cake -- just as good, and easier than frosting a layer cake!

CARROT AND PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.
• For the cake: Beat the sugar, oil, and eggs together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light yellow. Add the vanilla. In another bowl, sift together 2 1/2 cups flour, the cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Toss the raisins and walnuts with 1 tablespoon flour. Fold in the carrots and pineapple. Add to the batter and mix well.
• Divide the batter equally between the 2 pans. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool completely in the pans set over a wire rack.
• For the frosting: Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until just combined. Add the sugar and mix until smooth.
• Place 1 layer, flat-side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake. Decorate with diced pineapple.

WHOLE WHEAT CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 13 x 9 inch pyrex baking dish.
• Combine oil, sugars and eggs in mixing bowl.
• Sift together flours, cinnamon, soda and salt.
• Mix into liquid ingredients.
• Stir in carrots, pineapple with reserved juice and walnuts.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• Cool.
• Ice with Cream Cheese Frosting.

WHOLE WHEAT CARROT PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Lightly grease and flour* 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Place all ingredients, excluding nuts/options, in large mixing bowl, mix well with mixer on medium speed until well blended; about 2-3 minutes. Fold in nuts/options. Pour in baking pan and bake for 50 to 60 min. or until toothpick/knife inserted into center comes out clean. Cake will be very moist. Cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting below - if desired. For Cream Cheese frosting: 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. Cream cheese, softened. ¼ - ¾ cup sugar** (depending on how sweet you like it) 2 TBSP milk 1 TBSP vanilla ** Honey can be used instead of sugar. Mix cream cheese and vanilla well with mixer until smooth. Add sweeteners and milk a little at a time, as you continue mixing, until smooth. (If frosting is too thick for your taste, thin out by adding a little extra milk, a teaspoon at a time.)

BUTTERMILK-GLAZED PINEAPPLE-CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Beat the eggs with the buttermilk, oil and vanilla, and add to the dry ingredients all at once. Mix until smooth.
• Fold in the pineapple, grated carrot, nuts and coconut, and pour into a greased and floured 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Bake 45 minutes or until the center springs back when lightly touched.
• About 15 minutes before the cake is done, make the glaze. Combine all the ingredients except the vanilla in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring, over medium heat and boil gently five minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Take the cake out of the oven and immediately prick it all over with a fork and slowly pour the buttermilk glaze over the top. Cool in pan. Cut into slices.