Tropical Carrot Cake
Description
Make an easy dessert starting with a boxed spice cake mix and then adding freshly shredded carrots, orange juice, crushed pineapple, OJ and a few other ingredients. Top it off with a cream cheese frosting and you'll have a scrumptious, moist carrot cake w
Ingredients
Cake:
1 box Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Spice cake mix*
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. orange juice
3 large eggs
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1/4 c. crushed pineapple, drained
1/3 c. shredded coconut
1 1/4 c. shredded carrots, using the larger grating side (NOT store bought shredded carrots)
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
Frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. butter, softened
5 c. powdered sugar
2 t. vanilla extract
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease sides and bottoms of two 9" cake pans. **
Cake:
Make the spice cake following the directions on the box, (water, eggs, oil) except substitute orange juice for half of the water. Mix until thoroughly blended. Add pineapple and coconut; stir. Add carrots and pecans; mix.
Pour evenly into the prepared cake pans.
Bake 35 - 40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
Use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese and butter together until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar in batches; scrape sides; add vanilla. Keep adding powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.
This makes enough frosting for a two layer 9" cake, plus more for decorating. Extra powdered sugar may be needed if piping.
Frost one layer of the cake; place the second layer on top; frost the top layer and the sides of the cake.
Serve.
18 servings.
Tips:
* The quantity of water, eggs, and oil are based on the Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Spice Cake Mix. If using a different brand of cake mix, follow their directions, but substitute orange juice for half of the water.
** If using a non-stick pan, spray the sides and bottoms of the cake pans, then spread out a coffee filter on the bottom of each pan. Spray more on the top of the filter. The filter may want to pop back to it's original shape, but it flattens out when pouring the cake batter over it. Once the cake is baked, remove from oven; place a wire rack over the pans, one at a time. Flip them over carefully, the pan is hot. The cake will release easily.