Tropical Carrot Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

cake
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups grated carrots
1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs , slighly beaten
1 cup chopped and toasted walnuts or pecans
1 - 20 oz can crushed pineapple, drained
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
frosting
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 - 8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 - 16 oz box powdered sugar , sifted
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped and toasted walnuts or pecans
1 cup flaked coconut

Directions:

Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour two bread loaf pans.
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Add carrots, oil and eggs.
Beat well, until mixed.
Add other ingredients and stir.
Put into baking pans.
Bake for 1 hour or until done.
Completely cool cakes before frosting.
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Frosting:
Combine butter and cream cheese; cream until light and fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, mixing well.
Stir in pecans and coconut. Spread on each cake.
Store cakes in the refrigerator.
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Note: This cake freezes beautifully.
Place on foil covered baking sheet.
Freeze until hard.
Remove from freezer and wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil.
Return to freezer. Unwrap totally and then defrost cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	697.83 Kcal (2922 kJ)
Calories from fat	429.03 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	47.67g	73%
Cholesterol	64.94mg	22%
Sodium	914.43mg	38%
Potassium	427.78mg	9%
Total Carbs	61.62g	21%
Sugars	24.82g	99%
Dietary Fiber	5.12g	20%
Protein	10.51g	21%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	5%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	2.6mg	14%
Calcium	123.7mg	12%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	402.18 Kcal (1684 kJ)
Calories from fat	247.26 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	27.47g	73%
Cholesterol	37.43mg	22%
Sodium	527.01mg	38%
Potassium	246.54mg	9%
Total Carbs	35.51g	21%
Sugars	14.3g	99%
Dietary Fiber	2.95g	20%
Protein	6.05g	21%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	5%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	7%
Iron	1.5mg	14%
Calcium	71.3mg	12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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