Banana Carrot Pineapple Cake Aka Sunshine Cake Recipes

BANANA, CARROT & PINEAPPLE CAKE AKA SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• For the cake, line a 20cm cake tin, or for a loaf, line a large loaf tin.
• In a large bowl beat the eggs, sugar and lemon zest together until creamy.
• Slowly add the oil while beating continuously.
• Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder together and stir into the creamed mixture.
• Fold in the banana, carrot, pineapple and chopped nuts until incorporated.
• Spoon mix into prepared tin and bake for 55-60 minutes or until firm to the touch.
• Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
• Allow to cool and if a cake, ice and keep in an airtight container, or, if a loaf, wrap in plastic wrap to store, or place in an airtight container. Serve the loaf either plain or buttered.
• ICING:.
• In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese, icing sugar, lemon zest and juice until smooth.
• Spread over the cooled cake and decorate with pecan or walnut pieces.

BANANA CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine sugar, banana, and oil.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and spices.
• Add to banana mixture and mix well.
• Stir in carrots and oats; mix well.
• Spread in greased 9x9 inch baking pan. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake at 350F for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CARROT-BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• 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 1/4 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.)

BANANA PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Cake Instructions: Combine first 5 dry ingredients in large bowl.
• Measure 1 cup undrained pineapple.
• Reserve rest for icing.
• Add measured pineapple and remaining ingredients to bowl.
• Mix just until thoroughly combined.
• Turn into greased and floured 10" cake pan.
• Bake at 350 F for 50 to 70 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Cool on rack 20 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely.
• Icing Instructions: Drain reserved pineapple well.
• Whip margarine, icing sugar and pineapple juice together until smooth.
• Fold in pineapple.
• Spread on top and side of cake.