The Best Carrot Cake Recipe - (with Pineapple!)

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.

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
• Recipe
• The Best Carrot Cake Recipe with Pineapple

Ingredients for Homemade Carrot Pineapple Cake:

• 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.

• Whisk Wet Ingredients: In an another bowl combine eggs, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and Oil.

• Pour Wet Ingredients to Dry Ingredients: Now combine Wet Ingredients and Dry Ingredients.

• Fold Grated Carrots, Crushed Pineapple, and Nuts: Now fold in Crushed Pineapple, Grated Carrots, and chopped nuts (walnut/pecan)

• Bake: Pour this into a baking tray lined with Parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes.

• 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.

Tips to Make the Best Carrot Cake:

• 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

• 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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