• Prep Time:
  • Cooking Time:
  • Serves: 1 Servings

Lisas Aloha Carrot Cake

  • Recipe Submitted by on

Category: Cakes

 Ingredients List

  • 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour; plus 4 T
  • 2 tb Baking soda
  • 2 tb Cinnamon
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 1 1/2 c Vegetable oil
  • 1 2/3 c Sugar
  • 3 lg Eggs
  • 4 c Finely shredded carrot
  • 1 c Macadamia nuts; chopped
  • 1/2 c Raisins or currants;
  • -optional

 Directions

FILLING
2 c Diced fresh pineapple
1/2 c Sugar
2 tb Cornstarch
1/4 c Fresh pineapple juice
1 ts Vanilla

FROSTING
2 pk (8 oz) cream cheese
1 c Unsalted butter; softened
1 tb Pineapple juice
2 ts Vanilla
5 c Powdered sugar
1 c Macadamia nuts; chopped fine

Cake: Blend all wet ingredients in a large bowl. Blend all dry ingredients.
Blend wet with dry till smooth. Pour into 3 greased 9" round cake pans.Bake
in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 35 minutes or till pick test comes
out clean. Cool. Filling: Blend the pineapple with the sugar and bring to a
boil over medium heat. Blend juice with the 2 T cornstarch till smooth.
Blend into hot pineapple mixture and bring back to a boil, stirring
constantly. Cook and stir 1 minute or till thickened. Remove from heat and
blend in vanilla. Set aside to cool and thicken. Frosting: Blend butter,
cream cheese, pineapple juice and vanilla till smooth. Slowly blend in
powdered sugar one cup at a time mixing till smooth. Assemble layers: Place
one layer on a cake plate and spread half the cooled thickened pineapple
mixture on top. Add next layer and pour remaining pineapple mixture on top,
spreading to edges on both layers. Add third layer and frost whole cake
with the cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle finely chopped macadamia nuts over
all.

 Share this Recipe

Recipes by Course

Recipes by Main Ingredient

Recipes by Cuisine

Recipes by Preparation

Recipes by Occasion

Recipes by Dietary

Sign Up and Create a Cookbook Today!

Please Sign in to your Account or Sign up if you are new user.

Who loves our Healthy Recipes?