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Friday, August 26, 2016

bea's carrot coconut cake

Ingredients

  • Servings: 24
  • cake:
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups flaked coconut
  • 2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 cup drained
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • frosting:
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 5 tablespoons margarine, or more to taste
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • whisk white sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a bowl; stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until batter is well mixed. fold coconut, carrots, , and 1 cup walnuts into batter; pour into the prepared baking dish.
  • bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. let cake cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
  • beat cream cheese, margarine, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together until smooth and creamy; add confectioners' sugar and beat until frosting is smooth. fold 1 cup walnuts into frosting; spread over cooled cake.

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