Pineapple Or Pumpkin Carrot Cake
By: Veggie Chick
Published: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 4:44am

Ingredients




2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups shredded carrot
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup crushed pineapple (drained)/ pumpkin pie filling
Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese, leave to soften at room temp
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup icing’ sugar

Preparation

1 Sift flour, baking powder+soda and salt. Add cinnamon powder and mix. Make a well in the centre and add the oil, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Mix well tell you get a smooth batter. Add the carrots, nuts and pineapple/pumpkin. 2 Pour into a greased 9 inch pan and bake at 180C for 35- 45 mins or till a tester comes out clean. 3 For the frosting, blend butter and cheese till creamy. Add sugar and beat till smooth. 4 Spread frosting on cake, cut and eat!