Dessert for 14
Coconut Carrot Cake
Carrots, pineapple, and coconut make a tender cake covered with sweet cream cheese frosting.
$4.00for 4 servings
$1.00 per serving$4.00 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.
Photo: tasteofhome.com
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 14servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.96Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.55 lb | $0.61Typical price |
| Shredded coconut$0.30/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.67Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | 0.25 | $0.37Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $14.01 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarOlive and cooking oilFlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 4 large eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 3/4 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- orange paste food coloring
- parsley sprig
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk the sugar, oil, eggs, pineapple, and carrots in a large bowl.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt, then fold in the coconut.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar until smooth, then tint it with orange coloring.
- Cool the cake completely, spread on the frosting, and decorate with the parsley sprig.
Swaps
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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