Bahama Mama Carrot Cake (The Bahamas)

photo by GiddyUpGo

- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
12-16
ingredients
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For the Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
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For the Frosting
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Mix the sugar with the oil and eggs.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Fold in the carrots, walnuts, coconut, pineapple, raisins and vanilla extract.
- Pour the batter into a greased 13x9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
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Let the cake cool completely, then make the frosting:
- Cream the butter with the cream cheese, then gradually add the sugar and vanilla. Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the cake.
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I am a mother of two with another one on the way! I am married to an Englishman and we own a small business in our local area. We live in a very small town called Rough and Ready (yes there really is a place called Rough and Ready!) I am a part-time writer and full time mom. My kids were born 15 months apart and keep me so busy I barely have enough time to cook and no time at all for my other passion, horseback riding. I once had four horses but am down to two; my Arab mare Argo and old Denver. Both of them spend the vast majority of their time standing around in my back yard eating hay. I get to feed them and look at them, but until my kids are all in school (and I stop having more kids) that's about it.
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