Tropical Carrot Cake

A delicious carrot cake with a tropical touch as it includes shredded coconut and canned pineapple. Besides being very tasty, it looks amazing with the three layers of cake and frosting.
Ingredients
10
Servings
  • 2 1/3 cups all-purpose wheat flour
  • 1 cup grated sweet coconuts
  • 1 cup unsalted macadamia nut
  • 3/4 cups crystallized ginger
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon powder
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla essence
  • 2 cups carrot, finely grated
  • 2 cans pineapple, in cubes
  • 3 packages cream cheese
  • 3/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 3/4 cups coconut cream
Preparation
3h
0 mins
Medium
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease 3 round 20 cm diameter cake pans with butter and a little flour.
  • In a food processor, process the macadamia nuts, coconut, and 1/3 cup of flour, and mix with 2 cups of flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • With an electric mixer, mix the sugar with the oil. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the vanilla and the flour mixture and continue beating.
  • Add the carrots, canned pineapple, and ginger, and continue mixing. Pour the mixture into the 3 pans and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven.
  • Allow the cakes to cool for 1 hour. Use a knife to separate the edges from the pan and unmold.
  • To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese with the butter using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and coconut cream and continue beating for 15 minutes.
  • To assemble the cake, place 1 of the cakes on a platter and cover with 1/4 cup of frosting. Place the other cake on top and cover it with 1/4 cup of frosting as well. Place the 3rd cake on top and cover everything with the remaining frosting.
  • Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes to allow the frosting to harden a bit.

Nutritional Information

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