Carrot Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Carrot Cake

Recipe By : Taste of Home
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :1:30
Categories : Cakes Freezer Meals

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
2 cups carrots -- finely grated
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup crushed pineapple -- drained
1 cup coconut -- shredded
1 cup chopped nuts -- divided
--CREAM CHEESE FROSTING --
2 3 ounce each) packages cream cheese -- softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
6 tablespoons butter or margarine -- softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add eggs, carrots, oil and vanilla;
beat until combined. Stir in pineapple, coconut and 1/2 cup nuts.

Pour into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for

50 to 60 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. Combine frosting ingredients
in a small bowl; mix until well blended. Frost cooled cake. Sprinkle with rem
aining nuts. Store in refrigerator.

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from the Frozen Assets List by frozen-assets@xc.org (Dia) on Aug 7, 1998.



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NOTES : "You'll love the texture this pretty, moist cake gets from pineapple, c
oconut, and, of course, carrots! Its traditional cream cheese frosting adds j
ust the right touch of sweetness," says Debbie Jones of California, Maryland.