Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

May 18, 2017

Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - the perfect Easter cake! It's full of crushed pineapple, shredded carrots, and cinnamon. It's slathered with a cream cheese frosting infused with pineapple juice and garnished with toasted pecans.

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
3 T. vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 T. vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup crushed pineapple, well drained
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
3 T. pineapple juice
3/4 cup pecans, chopped and toasted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 3 8" baking pans with cooking spray. Add in 2-3 tablespoons of flour and tap it to cover the pan's sides and bottom. Tap out the extra flour into the garbage. Using a...
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Nutritions

Calories
1379

Sodium
547mg
22% DV

Fat
89g
138% DV

Protein
8g
17% DV

Carbs
132g
45% DV

Fiber
5g
22% DV