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The Best Carrot Cake Recipe - (with Pineapple!)

Apr 1, 2021 2 Comments

Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a moist, fluffy, and dense cake that is bursting with flavors.
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This Carrot Cake with Pineapple and nuts is my favorite Recipe for homemade Carrot Cake. Topped with homemade Cream Cheese Frosting, this is moist, fluffy, and probably the easiest Carrot Cake Recipe from Scratch that you can get your hands on.

Also try: Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting,

Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting,

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling,

Carrot Cake Chocolate Chip Cookies,

Carrot Cake Truffles.

The Best Carrot Cake Recipe - (with Pineapple!)

I love making Old Fashioned Carrot Cake with Pineapple just like my Nana used to make! Generally, people make Carrot Cake during Easter, but I genuinely think that we can and we must make it all year long. Especially, this Carrot Cake recipe, which millions of people have agreed to be the World's Best Carrot Cake Recipe.

I know you must be thinking that I am over-exaggerating my recipe, but trust me once you make it you'll know what I meant. Love Pineapple? Try Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes.

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  • Ingredients for Homemade Carrot Pineapple Cake:
  • How to Make Old Fashioned Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapple?
  • Tips to Make the Best Carrot Cake:
  • Bonus Tips to Enhance its taste further
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  • The Best Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapple

The Best Carrot Cake Recipe - (with Pineapple!)

Ingredients for Homemade Carrot Pineapple Cake:

The Best Carrot Cake Recipe - (with Pineapple!)
  • Flour - I love to use All-Purpose Flour. But, you can use Whole Wheat Flour or any other Gluten-Free Flour for a GF version.
  • Baking Powder & Baking Soda - These two baking twins are a must for this recipe.
  • Spices - Ground Nutmeg, Ground Cloves, & Ground Cinnamon - I love these spices. They help enhance the flavors further.
  • Salt - A pinch of Sea Salt is a must when baking Carrot and Pineapple Cake.
  • Oil - I prefer Canola Oil. But, you can use any Vegetable oil or Avocado oil to make this cake. Oil makes the Cake Moist.
  • Egg and Vanilla - To bring that moist fluffy texture and Vanilla because it's a cake and without Vanilla, it won't get that festive touch!
  • Carrots - I like to grate them by hand using a box grater. You can also use the shredding attachment in your food processor.
  • Pineapple - I love the fruity flavor of crushed Pineapple in my carrot cake. (I have used Canned Pineapple)
  • Nuts - (OPTIONAL) - I like to go with chopped Walnuts while making my Carrot Cake. Pecan nuts works like a charm.
  • Cream Cheese Frosting - Typical Cream Cheese Frosting made up of Cream Cheese, Butter, Vanilla, and Granulated Sugar.

How to Make Old Fashioned Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapple?

  • Whisk Dry Ingredients: In a bowl combine flour, Salt, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, and the spices.
dry ingredients for carrot cake in a bowl
  • Whisk Wet Ingredients: In an another bowl combine eggs, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and Oil.
wet ingredients for carrot cake in a bowl
  • Pour Wet Ingredients to Dry Ingredients: Now combine Wet Ingredients and Dry Ingredients.
Pouring wet ingredient mixture into dry ingredient mix
  • Fold Grated Carrots, Crushed Pineapple, and Nuts: Now fold in Crushed Pineapple, Grated Carrots, and chopped nuts (walnut/pecan)
carrot pineapple cake ingredients
nuts pineapples and carrots added to the mix
the thick batter for carrot pineapple cake
  • Bake: Pour this into a baking tray lined with Parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes.
carrot pineapple cake in a baking tray
  • Make Cream Cheese Frosting: First whisk Cream Cheese and butter until smooth. Next, add in Pure Vanilla extract, and Granulated Sugar. Beat until it reaches your desired consistency.
  • Spread the Frosting: Lastly, once the cake has cooled, spread the frosting on. the cake.
cream cheese frosting over carrot cake

Tips to Make the Best Carrot Cake:

The Best Carrot Cake Recipe - (with Pineapple!)
carrot cake cut in slices
  • Make sure the cake cools down completely before doing the frosting, or else the frosting will melt right off.
  • Use Oil to make a Moist Carrot Cake.

Bonus Tips to Enhance its taste further

carrot pineapple cake with cream cheese frosting
  • You can add some rum especially if you are baking this during Christmas or Thanksgiving.
  • Rather than adding just nuts, make sure you add toasted coconut and nuts.

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The Best Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapple

Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a moist, fluffy, and dense cake that is bursting with flavors.
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Allow the Cake to Cool down before Frosting: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 538kcal
Author: Surup

INGREDIENTS

For Carrot Pineapple Cake

  • 2½ Cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ Teaspoon Each Ground Cloves, Ground Ginger, Ground Nutmeg
  • 1 Cup Canola Oil
  • 1¼ Cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 4 Large Eggs at room temperature
  • 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Large Carrots grated (about 2 cups)
  • 1 Cup Crushed Pineapple (drained)
  • 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts

For Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 ounces full-fat block Cream Cheese softened to room temperature
  • ½ Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 3 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Line it with Parchment paper.

Make Carrot Cake

  • Whisk Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl combine Flour, Salt, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Cloves, Ground Ginger, and Ground Nutmeg.
  • Whisk wet ingredients: In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl whisk Canola Oil, Dark brown sugar, Eggs, Pure Vanilla Extract, and Pure Vanilla Extract. Whisk with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or handheld mixture on High Speed for 1-minute.
  • Mix Wet Ingredients & Dry Ingredients: Now Pour the wet ingredient onto your dry ingredients. Stir well with a rubber spatula to combine.
  • Fold Other Ingredients: Now add grated Carrots, Crushed Pineapple, and chopped Walnuts into this. Fold it lightly into the cake batter. Make sure there are no dry flour spots in the batter.
  • Bake Cake: Pour this onto your prepared baking dish and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.

Make Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Make Cream Cheese Frosting: In a bowl add Cream Cheese and Butter. Beat on high speed using a stand mixer or handheld mixer. Once it becomes smooth add granulated sugar, and Pure Vanilla Extract. Beat on medium speed for 2-minutes. If it looks too liquidy then add ¼ Cup of Granulated Sugar.
  • Spread Frosting on Cake: Once the Cake has cooled, spread the frosting on the carrot cake. Refrigerate the cake for another 20-minutes before serving. This helps the frosting set evenly.

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Notes

This recipe is adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction.
 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
The Best Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapple
Amount Per Serving
Calories 538 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 8g
Monounsaturated Fat 11g
Cholesterol 62mg21%
Sodium 228mg10%
Potassium 159mg5%
Carbohydrates 74g25%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 57g63%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 2509IU50%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 71mg7%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. D.K.POPE says

    December 31, 2022 at 2:02 am

    5 stars
    This recipe sounds very good, especially with the addition of the crushed pineapple and nuts. I may use 1/2 c. Nuts and 1/2 c. Coconut. You have other Carrot Cake recipes listed. Which do You prefer of all Your Carrot Cake recipes?? Also, Why the parchment paper in a sheet cake pan??

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    • Anjali says

      January 02, 2023 at 6:41 am

      I prefer the one with Pineapples. Also, parchment paper helps in easy clean up!

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