First Rate Carrot Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

FIRST RATE CARROT CAKE

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 c Flour, all-purpose
2 ts Baking soda
2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
3 lg Eggs
3/4 c Vegetable oil
3/4 c Buttermilk
2 c Sugar
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 cn Crushed pineapple -- 8-oz,
Drained
2 c Carrots -- shredded
1/2 c Coconut -- dried,shredded
1 c Walnuts, black -- chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/4 lb Butter or margarine
8 oz Cream cheese
1 t Vanilla extract
2 c Powdered sugar -- sifted
1 t Orange juice
1 t Orange peel -- grated,
Fresh

Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans or a 13x9x2 inch
baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For Cake:
sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together;
set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add oil,
buttermilk, sugar and vanilla; mix well. Add flour
mixture, drained pineapple, carrots, coconut and
coarsely chopped walnuts. Stir well then pour into
pans. Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted
near center comes out clean. Frost with cream cheese
frosting; refrigerate cake. Frosting: have butter (or
margarine) and cream cheese at room temperature; cream
together until fluffy. Add vanilla, powdered sugar,
orange juice and peel. Mix until smooth. This cake
was a second place winner at the Del Mar fair. Jo Anne
Merrill

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill



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