Bea's Carrot Coconut Cake recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups flaked coconut
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup drained fruit cocktail
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
5 tablespoons margarine, or more to taste
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

426.3 calories
carbohydrate: 46.6 g
cholesterol: 33.5 mg
fat: 25.8 g
fiber: 1.9 g
protein: 4.4 g
saturatedFat: 6.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 236.5 mg
sugar: 35.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  2. Whisk white sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a bowl, stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until batter is well mixed. Fold coconut, carrots, fruit cocktail, and 1 cup walnuts into batter, pour into the prepared baking dish.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cake cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.

  4. Beat cream cheese, margarine, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together until smooth and creamy, add confectioners' sugar and beat until frosting is smooth. Fold 1 cup walnuts into frosting, spread over cooled cake.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

My mom passed this recipe along to me many years ago. It's a favorite of family and friends.

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