Tropical Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

By á-3974

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup sifted all
• purpose flour (sifted, then measured) 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut 1 cup dry
• roasted macadamia nuts 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 3
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 2
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda 2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups finely grated peeled carrots 2 8
• oz. cans crushed pineapple in its own juice, well drained Frosting: 2 8
• oz. packages cream cheese, room temperature 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 1
• 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup canned sweetened cream of coconut (such as Coco López) 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 tsp. coconut extract 14 whole dry
• roasted macadamia nuts, crushed 1/4 cup toasted coconut flakes

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 3-1/2 quart baking dish and line the bottom with parchment paper.

Combine 1/3 cup flour, coconut, and macadamia nuts and process until nuts are finely chopped. Set aside.

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together remaining 2 cups flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and baking soda until well combined.

Using an electric mixer, beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour-spice mixture until well combined. Stir in the coconut-macadamia mixture, then the carrots and crushed pineapple.

Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 40 — 45 minutes. Cool in the baking dish for 1 hour. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto racks; cool completely.

Frosting:
Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar, then cream of coconut and both extracts. Chill until firm enough to spread, about 30 minutes.

Spread a thick layer of the frosting on the top of the cake. Top with the macadamia nuts and toasted coconut. Cut into desired portions and serve.