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Norfolk County Ontario’s Garden
Norfolk County Tourism

CarrotCake

 

Description:

Recipe By: The Blue Elephant

 

Dry Ingredients

2 cups All Purpose Flour

2 tsp. Baking Soda

1 tsp. Salt

2 tsp. Cinnamon

2 cups Sugar

½ cup Shredded Coconut

2 cups Shredded Norfolk Grown Carrots

 

Wet Ingredients

1½ cup Canola Oil (or Vegetable Oil)

3 Eggs

2 tsp. Vanilla

10 oz. Can Slightly Drained Crushed Pineapple

 

Method:

 

Preheat oven to 350°.  Mix together all of the dry ingredients.  In a separate bowl beat the eggs and mix in the rest of the wet ingredients.  Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.  Mix together until everything is consistent.  Try not to over mix.  Pour batter in to a greased 9 x 13 baking pan.   Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the cake.

 

Icing

1 package (8oz.) Cream Cheese (softened)

¼ cup softened Butter

2 cups Icing Sugar

5 tsp. Vanilla

½ cup Shredded coconut

½ cup Chopped Walnuts

 

Mix together the cream cheese and butter until smooth.  Mix in the icing sugar and vanilla.  Mix in the coconut and the walnuts.  When cake is completely cooled spread the icing over top the cake and enjoy.