Dessert for 10
Carrot Pineapple Cake
This moist carrot cake combines pineapple, pecans, and warm spices, then gets covered with pineapple cream cheese frosting.
$3.80for 4 servings
$0.95 per serving$3.80 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 75 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 10servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.7 lb | $0.77Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $3.15Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 6.5 oz | $0.89Typical price |
| Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $0.42Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.60Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Jelly or jam$0.16/oz typical | 5.5 oz | $0.88Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.51 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsOlive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups peeled and finely grated carrots
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 pkgs cream cheese
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup vanilla greek yogurt
- 1/8 tsp salt (optional)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup pineapple preserves
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Whisk eggs, oil, yogurt, pineapple, and vanilla in another bowl, then stir them into the dry mixture.
- Fold in the carrots and pecans, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until firm.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, yogurt, salt, powdered sugar, and pineapple preserves until smooth.
- Cool the cake completely, spread the frosting over it, and cut into pieces.
Swaps
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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