CARROT-PINEAPPLE CAKE

This is my new creation :-). I did this last July 30. We had a dinner party here in our house with the relatives of my husband. Everytime we have family or friends gathering, I always want to make my own dessert. And this is the result of what I did. I will share to you the recipe..

CAKE

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups grated carrot
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 10 oz finely chopped fresh pineapple

ICING

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 lb cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In an electric mixer, cream together 1 cup butter, sugar and cinnamon until smooth and fluffy.
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
4. Fold in the grated carrot.
5. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
6. Mix 1/2 of the flour into the butter mixture, then add 1/2 the water, mix well.
7. Mix in the remaining flour and water.
8. Fold in the pineapple.
9. Spray 2 cake pan with PAM FOR BAKING with flour. ( I always use PAM :-) )
10. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 cake pans
11. Bake for 35 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
12. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then remove from the pan and cool completely.

ICING

1. Cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
2. Whip in the icing sugar and lemon juice
3. Slice both cooled cakes into 2 layers
4. Spread the icing in between the layers as you stack them up.
5. Ice the top and sides of the cake
   
6. To finish, (optional) I put tongue of the cat cracker or lady's finger and I put cherries on the top of the cake. You can put any fruits you want...

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!