Does pineapple go well with carrot cake?

A moist carrot cake with pineapple, chopped walnuts, and topped with an easy cream cheese frosting. This Pineapple Carrot Cake is perfect for Easter or carrot cake lovers! Today’s recipe comes from two questions I receive on my homemade carrot cake recipe quite often.

Does carrot cake with cream cheese icing need to be refrigerated?

So does it need refrigeration? Food Network Kitchens: Yes, you should always refrigerate any cake or cupcake that has cream cheese frosting. Take it out of the refrigerator an hour or two before you’d like to serve it so the frosting has time to come to room temperature and the cake layers lose their chill.

What can I substitute for crushed pineapple in carrot cake?

Substitutes For Crushed Pineapple

• 1) Canned Apple Pie Filling. Whenever you have to replace crushed pineapple, you can use canned apple pie filling.
• 2) Grapefruit. Sure, grapefruit is the citrus fruit, but it has a tropical flavor that can help copy the crushed pineapple flavor.
• 4) Lime.
• 5) Orange.
• 6) Papaya.

Can I substitute applesauce for crushed pineapple?

*And as you know Brit from different recipes we have talked about on here in the past, you can certainly use applesauce instead of oil, if you were not using it to already replace the pineapple if the recipe called for pineapple.

What is the best frosting for pineapple cake?

Cream cheese could also be used, or the crushed pineapple could be substituted with pineapple juice. This cake frosting is typically served on a variety of plain cakes. It is normally a very sweet-tasting type of frosting with a light fruity smell.

What is the best carrot cake recipe?

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

What is the best cream cheese frosting recipe?

Instructions Place the cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat until smooth. Gradually add the butter 2 Tablespoons at a time, and continue beating until smooth and well blended. Add powdered sugar and vanilla all at once. Blend until combined and smooth.

What are the ingredients for carrot cake?

Carrot Cake is a type of cake that makes use of grated carrots as the primary ingredient. Like all cakes, this carrot cake recipe requires a batter which is made up of flour, sugar, eggs, baking soda, and baking powder.