Lisas aloha carrot cake

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupAll-purpose flour; plus 4 T
2tablespoonsBaking soda
2tablespoonsCinnamon
¼teaspoonSalt
cupVegetable oil
1⅔cupSugar
3largesEggs
4cupsFinely shredded carrot
1cupMacadamia nuts; chopped
½cupRaisins or currants; optional
2cupsDiced fresh pineapple
½cupSugar
2tablespoonsCornstarch
¼cupFresh pineapple juice
1teaspoonVanilla
2packs(8 oz) cream cheese
1cupUnsalted butter; softened
1tablespoonPineapple juice
2teaspoonsVanilla
5cupsPowdered sugar
1cupMacadamia nuts; chopped fine

Directions

FILLING

FROSTING

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.

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Recipe by: Lisa Lepsy

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #833 by MeLizaJane <MeLizaJane@...> on Oct 9, 1997