Little Bunny Foo-Foo Cake (Carrot Cake) With Cream Cheese Frosti
photo by Secret Agent
- Ready In:
- 1hr 8mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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3 layers
- Serves:
- 18
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ginger, ground
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, very soft
- 4 eggs, large
- 2 cups carrots, grated fine
- 1 (8 1/2 ounce) can crushed pineapple
- 1 cup coconut, grated
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped (sometimes I use pecans)
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Frosting
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, full fat not that gummy stuff
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 lb confectioners' sugar
directions
- Sift dry ingredients into a large mixer bowl. Add sugar, oil and eggs. Beat at medium speed for 1 minute.
- By hand, stir in carrots, pineapple, coconut and walnuts just until blended. Pour into 3 9" prepared cake pans and bake in a preheated 350* oven about 38 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pans on a rack for ten minutes and then remove from pans and cool on rack.
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Frost the cake:
- Cream the butter and cream cheese together. Add vanilla, Add the confectioners sugar a little at a time (sifting makes a creamier frosting). If this is too thick spread just add a drop of cream or milk.
- Here is a hint - do a crumb coat first and then frost. Spread the frosting on the layers and don't worry about crumbs. Let the frosting dry to the touch and then frost over it. Looks beautiful this way.
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