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Tropical Carrot Cake

I look forward to August because our family reunion means fun and great food, like this moist classic cake with the special flair it gets from pineapple. My great-aunt gave me this recipe, and I always make it for the reunion. -Victoria Teeter-Casey, Enterprise, Oregon

12-16 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Ingredients

3 eggs
3/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups finely shredded carrots
1 cup raisins
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup flaked coconut
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
4 to 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, beat eggs,oil and buttermilk. Combine flour, sugar,
baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well.
Stir in vanilla, carrots, raisins, pineapple, walnuts and coconut;
mix well. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at

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Tropical Carrot Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool.
For frosting, beat all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Frost
cake. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 552 calories, 23 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 320 mg sodium, 83 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.