Recipe

Tropical Dream Nut Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Shirleyoma / All my dishes 2 years, 3 months ago Tropical flavors of Coconut, pineapple and carrot moistness! Island dream! Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:8	Shirleyoma
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Ingredients

* The Cake:

* 2 cups sugar

* 3 cups flour

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 1 teaspoon salt

* 1 teaspoon cinnamon

* 2 cups grated carrots

* 1-1/3 cups vegetable oil

* 4 eggs, slighly beaten

* 1 cup chopped and toasted walnuts or pecans

* 1 - 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 1 teaspoon lemon extract

* 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

* The Frosting:

* 1/2 cup butter, softened

* 1 - 8 ounce cream cheese, softened

* 1 - 16 ounce box powdered sugar, sifted

* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

* 1 cup chopped and toasted walnuts or pecans

* 1 cup flaked coconut

Directions

The Cake:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two bread loaf pans. Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add carrots, oil and eggs. Beat well, until mixed. Add other ingredients and stir.

Put into baking pans. Bake for 1 hour or until done. Completely cool cakes before frosting.

The Frosting:

Combine butter and cream cheese; cream until light and fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, mixing well. Stir in pecans and coconut. Spread on each cake. Store cakes in the refrigerator.

Note: This cake freezes beautif

fully. Place on foil covered baking sheet. Freeze until hard. Remove from freezer and wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil. Return to freezer. Unwrap totally and then defrost cake.

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Comments

dixiejet 2 years, 3 months ago said:
This sounds DIVINE !!! I love pineapple and coconut and with the addition of carrots...YUUUUUM...YUUUUUM !!! Thanks for posting !

jlv1023 2 years, 3 months ago said:
This sounds so good, and the combination of ingredients sound delicious, will be trying, thanks

janet

krumkake 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Now THAT'S a dessert and a half! It's making me drool (which I tend to do much to much of when on this site...).

zena824 2 years, 3 months ago said:
I love *big cakes*..and this looks like one I need to try........Thanks for the wonderful post..

chefmeow 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Great recipe. The combination of ingredients is mouth-watering. Your picture is fabulous as well. Can't wait to try. Thanks for the great post.

recipediva 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Looks great. I love carrot cake!

mslisa 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Sounds yummy---I used to make something like this, without carrots...lost the recipe but it was a short one....I am going to use yours to help me create a new one--thanks

henrie 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Hey this one sounds really good Shirley, must try making it, great post even though it took me a while to find it LOL What's that old saying Better Late then Never - hmmmmmmmm that's me ;)

pipit13 2 years ago said:
Definitely will have to try this one. Love coconut and pineapple. Sounds just great.

tupelohoney17 1 year, 11 months ago said:
I am going to make this my Christmas cake this year..this is my sister's favorite and she will love it! Thanks for the wonderful recipe! We can pretend we are sitting on the beach in Hawaii~Aloha!

iffyo 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Excellent..!

jennywren 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Oh Shirleyoma you are looking great.:-)That being said this cake sounds so good.Will be trying this in the future.Thanks for the great post.

wolfpackjack 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Good thing we aren't neighbors... I being buying new pant each month with this food next door... Yummmmms

artichokehearts 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Yummy!

jett2whit 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Hi there! I really want to make this cake this weekend. I have vacation time the first week of March so I plan to do ALOT of baking!! This is on my to do list. Jett

annieamie 1 year, 6 months ago said:
What a brilliant recipe, Shirley! You got my five!

sunpuppy 1 year, 6 months ago said:
I can't wait to try this because I know it's going to be wonderful. Great Post & Thanks for sharing!

nanny 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Getting the stretch pants out right now!!!This sounds like heaven and will be on my table soon.Thanks