Name: The Best Carrot Cake Recipe
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1¼ cup canola oil; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 2 cups grated carrots; 1 cup crushed pineapple (drained); 2½ cups flour; 1 cup shredded coconut; 1 cup raisins; ¾ cups chopped walnuts (optional); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 1½ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 cups powdered sugar; ½ cup butter ((softened to room temperature, do not melt)); 8 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Slice of Best Carrot Cake on a plate with a fork

You can make the best carrot cake with pineapple, isn’t that kind of surprising?! The flavors of the carrot cake mix perfectly with pineapple and it actually enhances the flavor.

Another thing I love about this recipe is that it is a homemade carrot cake in a 9×13 inch pan! No need to have fancy frosting skills, just keep it in the dish and frost it, and enjoy it!

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Ingredients You’ll Need For The Best Carrot Cake Recipe:

Cake

Canola oil
Sugar
Eggs
Grated carrots
Crushed pineapple
Flour
Shredded coconut
Raisins
Chopped walnuts
Baking soda
Baking powder
Salt
Cinnamon
Vanilla

Frosting

Powdered sugar
Butter
Cream cheese
Vanilla

Best Carrot Cake frosted on a cooling rack

How To Make The Best Carrot Cake Recipe:

To make the cake part for this carrot cake begin by preheating the oven to 325 degrees and creaming together the oil, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.

Then add in the grated carrots, drained crushed pineapple, flour, shredded coconut, raisins, chopped walnuts, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla and mix it all together until it is well combined.

Once its blended together, pour it into a greased 9×13 inch baking dish and place it in the oven and let it bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

While the cake cools down, mix together the powdered sugar, softened butter, softened cream cheese, and vanilla extract until it is nice and creamy.

After the cake is completely cooled down, spread the frosting evenly over top of the cake.

Best Carrot Cake frosted and sliced into squares on a cooling rack

To Make The Best Carrot Cake Recipe You Will Need:

9×13 inch pan (just like THIS one!)
Mixing bowls (2)
Hand mixer
Spatula

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Can You Make Your Own Crushed Pineapple?

Out of the list of ingredients for this carrot cake, crushed pineapple might be one of the things you might not have or could have a little hard time finding. But don’t fret you can indeed make your own crushed pineapple.

With the Foodie Affair’s blog about how to make your own crushed pineapple from fresh pineapple, you will be able to make this recipe no matter what! I promise you don’t want to skip the pineapple because it adds so much flavor.

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Serves: 15