For Cake:
1: plan flour 2 cups
2: salt 1/2 tsp
3: baking soda 1 tsp
4: baking powder 1 & 1/2 tsp
5: cinnamon powder 1 tsp
6: oil 1 & 1/4 cup
7: sugar 2 cups
8: vanilla essences 1 tbsp
9: eggs 3
10: crushed pineapple in juice 1 cup
11: carrots 2 cups (grated)
12: raisins 4 tbsp
13: desiccated coconut 1 cup
14: pecans (or) walnuts 1 cup (crushed)
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
1: butter 113g (room temperature)
2: cream cheese 226g
3: powder sugar 3 & 1/2 cups
4: vanilla essences 1 tsp
5: desiccated coconut 2 tbsp
6: pecan 4 tbsp (crushed)
NOTE: Preheat Oven 180C, 350F, Gas Mark4.
1: in a bowl add plan flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder mix well.
2: in a bowl add oil, sugar, vanilla essences, eggs beat till smooth and combined.
3: now add the plain flour mixture and beat to combine.
4: then add the pineapple, carrots, raisins, desiccated coconut, pecans and mix well.
5: grease well 3, 8 inch cake tins and transfer the batter equally in them.
6: place the cake tins in the preheated oven on the middle rack and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or check with a knife comes out clean the cake is baked.
7: leave to cool completely.
8: for frosting: beat butter and cream cheese till combined.
9: add powder sugar, vanilla essences and beat till gets stiff.
10: place the cake on a serving plate and spread the cream cheese frosting, second cake, frosting, third cake and frosting again covering the cake completely.
11: transfer the remaining icing in a piping bag with a round nozzle and pip the top of the cake and bottom as shown in the video.
12: place some coconut in the middle of the cake and crushed pecans around the coconut.
13: serve with hot tea or coffee.
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