Moist Pineapple Carrot Cake: A Timeless Delight 🥕🍍

Carrot Cake (1972) 🥕🍰

Description: This delightful Carrot Cake recipe dates back to 1972 when a dear friend shared it with me. It’s a special treat, especially for those who aren’t fond of cream cheese frosting. The cake itself is incredibly moist and rich, thanks to the divine “Icing” that seeps into every crumb.

Cook Time: 55 minutes
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Servings: 16 slices

Ingredients:

Quantity	Ingredient
3	Eggs
3/4	Cup sugar
2	Cups buttermilk
3/4	Teaspoon vanilla
2	Cups flour
2	Teaspoons ground cinnamon
2	Teaspoons baking soda
2	Pinches salt
1/2	Cup crushed pineapple
1	Cup grated carrots
2	Cups chopped walnuts
1	Cup chopped pecans
2	Cups flaked coconut
1	Cup sugar
1/2	Cup buttermilk
1/4	Teaspoon baking soda
2	Tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4	Cup butter
1/2	Cup margarine
1	Teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

Begin by preheating your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish, ensuring your cake won’t stick.
In a large mixing bowl, combine and thoroughly mix the eggs, sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla until well incorporated.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, ground cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture into the egg and buttermilk mixture, stirring until just combined.
Stir in the crushed pineapple, grated carrot, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, and flaked coconut until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly.
Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, indicating that the cake is done.
While the cake is baking, prepare the delightful icing: In a saucepan, combine the sugar, buttermilk, baking soda, corn syrup, butter, and margarine.
Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Once boiling, allow it to bubble away for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract, infusing the icing with its delightful flavor.
Once the cake is finished baking, while it’s still hot, pour the warm icing over the top, ensuring it covers the entire surface evenly.
Marvel as the warm cake eagerly absorbs the sweet icing, creating a luscious, moist texture that’s simply irresistible.
Allow the cake to cool completely before cutting into generous slices, savoring each bite of this classic treat.