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Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake

Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake

Cost $15, save $10

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  • 55 Min
  • 15 Servings
  • $15

INGREDIENTS

  • Wet Ingredients

    • 🧂 2 cups white sugar
    • ¾ cup vegetable oil
    • 🥛 ¾ cup buttermilk
    • 🥚 3 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
    • 🥕 2 cups grated carrots
    • 🍍 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
    • 🥥 1 cup flaked coconut

  • Dry Ingredients

    • 🌾 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 🧂 2 teaspoons baking soda
    • 🍂 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    • 🧂 1 ½ teaspoons salt
    • 🌰 1 cup chopped walnuts

  • Frosting Ingredients

    • 🧂 4 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 🧀 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
    • 🧈 ½ cup butter

STEPS

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish; set aside.

2

Mix together sugar, oil, buttermilk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in carrots, pineapple, and coconut.

3

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl; gently stir into carrot mixture. Mix in nuts until incorporated. Spread batter into the prepared dish.

4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

5

Beat together confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Frost cooled cake while still in the dish.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

604

Calories

  • 6
    Protein
  • 80
    Carbs
  • 30
    Fats

💡 If you prefer a different texture, finely chop the flaked coconut.Ensure the pineapple is properly drained to avoid overly wet batter.For a nuttier flavor, toast the walnuts before mixing them in.