Melissa's Corporate Chefs

Carrot Banana Cake

Name: Carrot Banana Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup golden brown sugar, firmly packed; 4 large eggs; 1½ cup organic carrots, finely grated; 1 cup pineapple, crushed in juice; ½ cup ripe banana, mashed (about 1 large over-ripe banana); ¾ cup pecans, chopped; 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 1 cup powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus additional for garnish; Ground cinnamon, additional

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Servings

10 - 12 servings

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour

Author:

Melissa's Corporate Chefs

Ingredients

Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup golden brown sugar, firmly packed
4 large eggs
1½ cup organic carrots, finely grated
1 cup pineapple, crushed in juice
½ cup ripe banana, mashed (about 1 large over-ripe banana)
¾ cup pecans, chopped

Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus additional for garnish
Ground cinnamon, additional

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Directions

For Cake

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12 cup Bundt pan. Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Whisk oil, 1 cup sugar, brown sugar and eggs in large bowl until well blended. Mix in dry ingredients. Add carrots, pineapple, banana and pecans and blend well. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until tester inserted near center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cake stand in pan 10 minutes. Turn out cake onto rack and cool.

For Frosting

Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl until smooth. Spread frosting over cake. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate.)

Carrot Banana Cake