Pineapple Carrot Cake

English: Carrot cake Deutsch: Rüeblitorte, Karottentorte, Möhrentorte (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Juvy S. Iliwiliw

Its been three years since I last visited the place where I usually shop for ingredients. I could still vividly remember that whenever I have more time left before going home, I would usually sit in one of the bakeshops and would stare lovingly at the beautiful shapes, sizes and colors of bread and other goodies on display while sipping a cold drink.

When I happened to be there again, it was no longer the goodies on the rack that enticed me to observe but the color on the shops wall. Most of the refreshment shops’ walls were painted orange.

Before I could wonder why, a morning cooking show on television said that orange color can arouse someone’s appetite. That made me think that they are painting the walls that way so that a customer would gain an appetite on the food they sell. And not only that, probably they will be back for more…

This pineapple carrot cake recipe will surely do just that. Maybe you have to have extra ingredients just in case they will ask for another layer.

PINEAPPLE CARROT CAKE

You will need:

Cake:
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ cup oil

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

2 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups finely grated carrots

1 cup undrained crushed pineapple

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 225-gram pack cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup chopped cashew nuts

Here’s how:

Preheat oven to 350^oF. Grease and line a 13x9x2-inch rectangular pan. Set aside.

Sift together the first 4 ingredients. In a bowl, combine the oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients then the carrots and pineapple. Mix until well blended. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes or until done.

Prepared Cream Cheese Frosting: In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy. Add the sugar and vanilla and continue beating until of spreading consistency. Frost the top and sides of cake with frosting. Sprinkle with nuts. Chill before serving.