To Die For Carrot Cake

By carmen-2

Ingredients

• :
• 1 1/4 c unsweetened applesauce (or oil, this is what Nana used)
• 2 c sugar
• 3 eggs
• :
• 2 c flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• :
• 2 c grated carrots
• 1 c coconut
• 1 c chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup Dole crushed pineapple (not drained!) {use the pineapple in JUICE not syrup}
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• 1/2 c butter (softened)
• 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 lb powdered sugar

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from momontimeout.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine #1 ingredients. Add #2 ingredients. Stir in #3 ingredients.

Pour into a lightly greased 9 x 13 or two 8 or 9-inch pans.

Beat the butter and cream cheese until nice and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until nice and smooth. In the interest of full disclosure, I ALWAYS double this recipe. We love our cream cheese frosting and although I never use it all, it's amazing on top of graham crackers. That's how my Nana would serve it to us for snacks ;)

Gently place the second cake on top and continue frosting.

Sometimes if the cake is crumbly, I'll do a crumb coat. If I'm in a hurry or don't think it's going to be an issue, I'll skip this step.