Pineapple Carrot Cake | Dense Rich ONE Bowl Recipe


	Pineapple Carrot Cake "Works as 13 x9 OR 3 Layer" This pineapple carrot cake recipe has been in my family all my life. But we didn't eat it a lot - just special occasions. Our more traditional Italian cakes are baked on a day-to-day type thing. You can make this as a 3 layer cake (9 inch rounds). OR in a 13 x 9. The last time I baked this, I chose the 13 x 9. My son asked for it on his 16th birthday. And instead of frosting he asked for whipped cream.(See whipped cream recipe) What kind of crazy people don't like frosting?!?! American baking usually calls for a cream cheese frosting - which is basically cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar. A great frosting for this cake is my coconut frosting recipe (it brings in the tropical flavor). And if none of those appeal to you look through my cake frosting recipes. Many pineapple carrot cakes are : very sweet dense rich This one is a little different. Because you sift the flour (which you always do, right?) and because of the soda and baking powder - this isn't heavy and dense. But it's not like a white cake in lightness either. It's right in-between. This cake also isn't sicky-sweet. I find many American baked carrot cakes are. You can taste a lot of the carrot and pineapple in the sweetness. Do try it! The carrot pineapple duo really flavors this well! There are a few substitutions and ideas in the section below if you want to swap things out. And if this isn't exactly what you were looking for - scroll below to see a list of all the recipes I have for Italian cakes. Thanks for stopping by - Lisa Italian Dessert Recipes Website Owner and Developer Hey - "Like Me" - (left column - scroll below) Pineapple Carrot Cake YIELD: 3 - 9 in round cake pans OR 13 x 9 INGREDIENTS: * 2 cups of flour * 2 cups of sugar * 2 teaspoons baking powder * 1 1/2 teaspoons soda * 1 teaspoon salt * 2 teaspoons cinnamon * 1 1/2 cups of oil * 4 eggs * 2 cups of grated carrots * 8.5 oz can of crushed pineapple - drained * 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts Procedure: * Preheat the oven to 350 degrees * Take out ONE large mixing bowl * Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon. * Add the sugar, oil and eggs - mix well * Add carrots, drained pineapple and nuts. * Turn into 3 greased and floured cake pans * Bake 35 - 40 minutes (or done). If baking a 13 x 9 plan on approx 45-50 minutes. * Fill and/or with a cream cheese frosting or coconut frosting (see cake frosting recipes for ideas) Questions Do I have to use all that oil? Any carrot-type cake is a denser cake. So in this pineapple carrot cake - the oil, along with the pineapple adds the moisture. However, you could experiment and try maybe half of the oil portion with an unsalted butter. Do I have to make this a layer cake, or can I do it ONE layer? Yep. I've made it in a 13 x 9. Bake according to when it's golden and springs back. Any carrot-type cake is a denser cake. So the oil, along with the pineapple adds the moisture. However, you could experiment and try maybe half of the oil portion with an unsalted butter. Do I have to use walnuts? Nah. We just them and almonds a lot in Italian dessert recipes. American cooking uses pecans a lot - and they would work fine here too. Back to the top of the pineapple carrot cake. 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Fathers Day I can already tell you the main recipes that are viewed on Italian Dessert Recipes during the last few weeks before Fathers Day - CHOCOLATE desserts, CHOCOLATE CAKES, CHOCOLATE cheesecake - basically anything chocolate. Not sure why we think men need chocolate. But, it's a cyclical. I see it every year - all my chocolate dessert recipes get the highest viewings. So, to give you some ideas - here's what most of us cook for our men on Fathers Day: Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake (I love this because it uses sour cream, and makes the chocolate have the bittersweet deep end flavor Chocolate Walnut Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake (Uses 3 sticks of butter - I make this about 4 times a year!) And if you don't want chocolate? Another great holiday cake, that I make for celebrations: Italian Rum Cake (Give yourself a day ahead of time to make this. It needs to soak about 24 hours to flavor.) Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! 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