Moist Pineapple-Carrot Cake

Name: Moist Pineapple-Carrot Cake
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 170 g all purpose flour; 120 g sugar; 120 ml vegetable oil; 100 g grated carrot; 100 g crashed/finely diced pineapple; 100 g icing sugar; 2 tablespoons pineapple juice; 2 eggs; 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ginger; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; Yellow food color

Kaitlyn Elavaza @Kaitlyn_Elavaza

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My cousin made a carrot and pineapple salad one day and it was so good! I could not get enough of it. I therefore used the two ingredients to make this tasty and moist cake.
#pineapple #carrot #dessert

Kaitlyn Elavaza @Kaitlyn_Elavaza

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Ingredients

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170 gall purpose flour
120 gsugar
120 mlvegetable oil
100 ggrated carrot
100 gcrashed/finely diced pineapple
100 gicing sugar
2 tablespoonspineapple juice
2eggs
1 1/4 teaspoonbaking powder
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1 teaspooncinnamon
1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonginger
1/4 teaspoonnutmeg
Yellow food color

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Steps

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1

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare your baking tin by applying some butter and dusting with flour. Measure all your other ingredients.
2

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and the spices. Add in the sugar and mix well with a spoon.
3

In a separate bowl, add in the eggs, oil and vanilla essence. (Looks like its smiling at me 😊 haha). Whisk well until well combined.
4

Add the dry ingredients to the wet in batches and mix with a whisk until just combined. This is when you no longer see any more flour.
5

Switch to a spatula or wooden spoon and add the carrots and pineapple to the batter. Fold them in gently. If you are using fresh pineapple, put the pineapple on a sieve and gently toss it around to remove excess juice. Save the juice for the icing. Transfer your mixture to your prepared baking tin.
6

I used a 7 inch round cake pan as I wanted the cake spread out as it is a small amount of batter. Use a loaf pan or 6 inch cake pan if you want some height. Bake for 45-50 min until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.
7

Remove your cake pan and let it cool down for 10 min before transferring to a wire rack for it to cool completely.
8

When your cake is cooled down, prepare the glaze. In a small bowl put your icing sugar and add the 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice and mix well. Add a tiny bit of yellow food color to give it that pineapple color. Pour the glaze over your cake or put it in a piping bag and drizzle over your cake.
9

Let the icing set for a few minutes then slice, serve and enjoy!