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Easy Tropical Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
by myra byanka

Easy Tropical Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Cake mix recipe with homemade frosting, or use canned.

Rating: 5/5
Avg. 5/5 1 vote
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 1 box carrot cake mix (I like Duncan Hines)
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 small can crushed pineapple
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1/3 cup toasted walnuts
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup toasted coconut flakes
  • Frosting:
  • 1 1/2 sticks soft butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • tsp. vanilla
  • 16 oz. cream cheese, room temp
  • 2 cups toasted coconut flakes
  • optional: toasted walnuts
  • or
  • 1 can cream cheese frosting
  • 2 cups toasted coconut flakes

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease and flour pan or pans of choice.
  3. Beat eggs and add other ingredients. Mix well.
  4. Add batter to pan (s).
  5. Bake according to box directions.
  6. Frosting:
  7. Using a hand mixer, combine vanilla, butter, cream cheese, then add sugar.
  8. Beat until smooth.
  9. Frost cake, then sprinkle on coconut