Fantastic 3-Layer Carrot Cake

"This is an impressive, seriously delicious cake! I always make it a day ahead."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
19
Yields:
16 slices
Serves:
16
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 8" or 9" round cake pans.
  • Mix flour, baking soda and powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Make a well in the center. Add sugar, oil, applesauce, egg, and vanilla. Mix until just smooth; do not overmix.
  • Use a food processor or blender to puree pineapple. Stir pineapple, walnuts, and coconut into batter. Pour into pans.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes. Use a toothpick to make sure the centers are cooked through.
  • Cool on baking racks. The centers may sink a little.
  • Once thoroughly cooled, level the cakes. You may want to freeze them for a few minutes to make icing them easier.
  • Mix butter and cream cheese until smooth, and add the powdered sugar. Start with 3 1/2 c and add more if necessary.
  • Place the cake layers cut side down to frost. If you have problems with the cake crumbling, put it back in the freezer until it's harder.

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  1. This cake was amazing and very easy to follow. The only thing that I would change about it is the recipe never tells you to actually add the carrots! I was told that my cake was better then McAlister's Deli carrot cake!!!! Kudos for submitting it.
     
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