How To Make Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups grated carrots
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup butter
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk.
- Add in the grated carrots, shredded coconut, vanilla, and crushed pineapple.In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Gently stir the dry ingredients into the carrot mixture.Stir in the chopped nuts.