Name: Carrot cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1¼ cup apple sauce; 1½ cup sugar; 3 eggs; 2 cups plain flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1½ tsp baking powder; A small pinch salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; 2 cups carrots (grated); 1 cup coconut (shredded); 1 cup almonds (chopped); 1 cup crushed pineapple (use pineapple in juice); 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup butter; 1 cup cream cheese; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract

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“A party without cake is just a meeting” – Julia Child

How true is that! And with a cake like this one, there won’t be a person who would not be pleased with it.

I have been wanting to bake a carrot cake for quite some time, and I’ve tried a few versions before over the last few years. But nothing impressed me as much as this recipe did. A moist, flavourful cake that will win your heart like no other. The sweetness from the carrots and pineapple combined with the nuttiness from almonds and coconut is an absolute delight.

I baked this cake in a bundt pan which gave it a beautiful crust all over. And it goes without saying, this cake is incomplete without a cream cheese frosting.

This carrot cake will not match any other carrot cake you have baked or tried before. This easy one-bowl recipe is definitely a must-try. Oh, did I say it has no oil or butter whatsoever!

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Carrot cake

This carrot cake will not match any carrot cake you have baked or tried before. This easy one-bowl recipe is definitely a must try.

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Course Dessert
Cuisine All

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
1¼ cup apple sauce
1½ cup sugar
3 eggs
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1½ tsp baking powder
A small pinch salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups carrots grated
1 cup coconut shredded
1 cup almonds chopped
1 cup crushed pineapple use pineapple in juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
FOR THE FROSTING:
½ cup butter
1 cup cream cheese
1 cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven at 180 Degree Celcius
Grease and dust with flour a 10 ” bundt cake tin
In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs and apple sauce together
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Combine together
Next add carrot, coconut, almonds, pineapple, vanilla extract and fold everything together
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and place into the preheated oven
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean
Let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then remove on to a cooling rack and let cool completely
To make the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add in the vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until smooth
Place the cooled cake onto a plate or cake stand. Spread the frosting all over it
Slice and serve

Nutrition Facts

Carrot cake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 204 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 130mg6%
Potassium 142mg4%
Carbohydrates 31g10%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 1877IU38%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 57mg6%
Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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