Tropical Carrot Cake

You can cook this in a dutch oven in the kitchen or outside using coals, or in a cake pan in the kitchen. It is very tasty.

Tropical Carrot Cake
12" dutch oven
Bake at 350 degrees
45 minutes

Grease and flour inside of oven, set aside

Blend in large bowl:
2 cups sugar, 4 eggs

Add: 1-1/4 cup cooking oil
1 8-oz can mandarin oranges plus juice
1/2 cup crushed pineapple (save juice for frosting)

Mix well, then add:
3 cups flour
2 teasp cinnamon
2 teasp soda
2 teasp vanilla
1 teasp salt
1/2 teasp nutmeg

Fold in:
1 cup shredded coconut
1-1/2 cups shredded carrots

Beat for two minutes. Pour into oven. Bake, using 2/3's timing. Remove from pan. Let stand until cool. Frost with Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting

Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting
2 3oz packages pineapple-flavored cream cheese
2 tablespoons softened butter
2 tablespoons pineapple juice
3-1/2 to 4 cups powder sugar


Posted by: Randy Patten