To make the cake:
For the wet ingredients gather:
2 cups of grated carrots
1 cup of drained canned crushed pineapple (from 20oz can)
1 cup of raisins
1 cup of applesauce
Stir together and set aside for a few minutes to allow the raisins to soak up some of the moisture and plump up.
Add 4 large eggs
1/4 cup of oil canola oil
1 3/4 cups of sugar
1 tsp of vanilla
Stir well with the carrot/pineapple mixture and set aside while you gather the dry ingredients.
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp of cinnamon
Blend dry ingredients together well.
Finally add 1 cup of chopped walnuts and one cup of sweetened coconut and stir into the carrot/pineapple mixture. Then add the dry ingredients slowly to the wet ingredients. Stir gently and mix well until it forms rich cake batter.
I baked the cake for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees in a large bundt pan that was sprayed well with cooking spray (or you can butter it). Prick to see if it done and allow to cool before serving.
For the cream cheese whipped topping:
Blend together 1 brick of cream cheese (at room temperature) with 1 cup of powdered sugar. Once well incorporated and smooth, gently fold in one tub of cool whip topping. Allow to chill for a few hours before serving. Dollop on cake slices as desired.
Serves 8-12 people. Enjoy.
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What a great idea, it looks really tasty! I just saw another carrot cake recipe and this one is making me want carrot cake even more...yummy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to make a cream cheese whipped topping!
ReplyDeleteThank you both for your comments. Baking is not my thing most of the time so baking a cake from scratch was intimidating at first. But I had to try to make this cake from scratch for my father's birthday. I did a lot of research and finally came up with my game plan to make a luscious cake that still could be considered "healthy". I loved adding all little "details" to it and the topping was perfect for such a rich cake (I could just eat it alone).
ReplyDeleteThis looks wonderful. I think I will have to try it!! Great job on researching and coming up with something that was just what you wanted!
ReplyDeleteIt looks yummy and so moist! I like that it was baked in a bundt...Thanks, I'll definitely be making this real soon.
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