Tropical Carrot Cake With Coconut Cream Frosting Recipes

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil and buttermilk. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in vanilla, carrots, raisins, pineapple, walnuts and coconut; mix well. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. , For frosting, beat all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Frost cake.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter three 8-inch round cake pans. (You can also bake this recipe in two 9-inch cake pans). Line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper
• In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon set aside.
• In the bowl of your electric mixer, add eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes until well blended. Add the oil and beat well.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low and blend in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.
• Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, fold in the grated carrots, drained pineapple, and coconut.
• Divide the batter equally between the three cake pans. Bake 30 to 38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean or with just a few crumbs on the toothpick.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let it sit on a cooling rack for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cake from pans and place on the wire racks to finish cooling.
• Make sure the cake has completely cooled before you frost it. A warm cake will melt the frosting.
• While the cake is cooling, prepare the Cream Cheese Frosting.
• In a bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting then sprinkle it with the toasted coconut flakes.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE WITH COCONUT CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• For Cake: Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter three 9" diameter cake pans with 1 1/2"-high sides.
• Line bottom with parchment paper.
• Combine 1/3 cup flour and next three ingredients in processor.
• Process until nuts are finely chopped.
• Whisk remaining two cups flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and baking soda in medium bowl to blend.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Beat in flour-spice mixture.
• Stir in coconut-macadamia nut mixture, then carrots and crushed pineapple.
• Divide batter among pans.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Cool in pans, on rack 1 hour.
• Run knife around edge of pans to loosen cakes.
• Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely.
• For Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth.
• Beat in powdered sugar, then cream of coconut and both extracts.
• Chill until firm enough to spread.
• ,about 30 minutes.
• Place one cake layer, flat side up on platter.
• Spread 3/4 cup frosting over top of cake.
• Top with second cake layer, flat side up.
• Spread 3/4 cup of frostin gover.
• Top with third cake layer, rounded side up, pressing slightly to adhere.
• Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Chill cake and remaining frosting 30 minutes.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Arrange whole nuts and ginger around top edge of cake.
• Chill 1 hour (Cake can be made one day ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.).

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease three 9- by 1 1/2-inch cake pans. Line bottom with circle of wax paper. Grease paper and lightly flour pans.
• Sift together 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• In large mixing bowl, combine oil, sugar and eggs. With electric mixer, beat at medium speed until light in color, about three to four minutes.
• At low speed, gradually add flour mixture, beating just until smooth. Combine carrots, nuts, raisins and remaining two tablespoons flour. Gently fold into batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350°F for 28 to 30 minutes. Turn cake out and cool completely, paper side down.
• For Pineapple Filling:.
• In medium saucepan, combine pineapple and sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until pineapple is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Combine pineapple juice and cornstarch, and stir into cooked pineapple; boil for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool. (Can be made ahead and chilled, covered, in refrigerator).
• In medium bowl, with electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• To assemble cake: Peel paper off cake layers. Place one layer on serving plate. Spread pineapple filling over cake layer.
• Place second layer on top of filling and spread about 1 cup of icing over cake layer.
• Top with third layer and spread remaining icing evenly over sides and top of cake. Press chopped, toasted nuts onto sides of cake.

CARROT-COCONUT CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For cupcakes:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12-cup muffin tin with muffin papers. Whisk sugar, oil, and eggs in large bowl to blend. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in medium bowl to blend. Stir pineapple, carrots, coconut, and pecans in another medium bowl to blend. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just blended. Fold in carrot mixture. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, dividing equally. Bake cupcakes until tops are golden brown and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and cool completely on rack.
• For frosting:
• Melt white chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Using on/off turns, blend cream cheese, butter, lemon peel, and melted white chocolate in processor until smooth. Add powdered sugar; process until smooth. Spread frosting on cupcakes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)