Carrot Cake from Crocodile Cafe

chefnini's Note:

This is a recipe from the Crocodile Cafe...I think...found it on the net and it was wonderful....makes a huge cake...

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Cake

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 cups oil
• 2 teaspoons good vanilla
• 6 cups finely shredded carrots
• 2 cups crushed pineapple , drained
• 2 cups chopped walnuts

Frosting

• 1 lb cream cheese
• ½ cup butter
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. Beat eggs, and then add sugar, oil and vanilla. Beat until fluffy.
3. Stir in four mixture, carrots, pineapple, and nuts.
4. Bake in three 9-inch prepared cake pans for 45 minutes at 325 degrees. Cool on wire racks. Frost when cold.
5. Frosting.
6. Cream butter and cream cheese -- Add sugar and vanilla beating until smooth.

Reviews

[Tootie805]

This is a wonderful carrot cake recipe. I made it for Christmas Eve. There are several of us who cannot tolerate sugar so I used Splenda and the cake turned out fine. I will definitely make it again.

[L.A. Stewart - way upstate N.Y.]

TWO THUMBS UP! Excellent! I will use this recipe again and again for sure! I went through my cupboards and added coconut and craisins. I garnished with some grated carrot and it is just a stunning cake! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! LA :-)