Best Fourteen Carat Cake Recipes

FOURTEEN CARAT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda , salt and cinnamon. Add the sugar, oil and eggs; mix well for 1 minute. Stir in the carrots, pineapple, walnuts, and coconut. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake layer comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes (one layer may be done sooner than the other). Cool in pans for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the frosting, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar at low speed until combined; beat until fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

FOURTEEN CARAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon. In mixing bowl, beat eggs and add sugar and beat till white and fluffy Let stand until sugar dissolves, about 10 minutes. Stir in oil, carrots, drained pineapple and nuts. Stir in dry sifted ingredients and beat until well blended--3 minutes or so with blender. Turn into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans or one 13-x9-inch pan. (I used 2 9 inch spring form pans) Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pans about 10 minutes, then turn onto wire racks to cool completely before icing Frosting Combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl and beat until well blended. Add powdered sugar gradually, beating vigorously. If frosting is too thick, thin with a few drops of milk to spreading consistency.