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Coconut Carrot Sheet Cake with Strawberry Mascarpone Frosting

  • Yield: 17 1x

Ingredients

Coconut Carrot Cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups canola oil
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 pound carrots, grated
  • 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

Strawberry Mascarpone Frosting

  • 8 ounces mascarpone or cream cheese, softened
  • 2 sticks salted butter, softened
  • 2–3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup freeze dried strawberries, ground until a fine powder
  • 1 cup fresh chopped strawberries

Instructions

For the cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together until well combined.
  3. In another large bowl, add canola oil, buttermilk, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Beat using a stand mixer or hand mixer until the mixture is smooth. Add the carrots and coconut and beat until combined.
  4. With the mixer on low, slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until there are no more clumps of flour. Be careful not to over mix.
  5. Pour the batter into a greased 17×12 sheet pan. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until the surface of the cake is just set and does not wiggle when you jiggle the pan. Remove from the oven and allow o cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting

  1. Place mascarpone and butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat for two minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  2. Add in two cups of the powdered sugar along with the vanilla, then beat for another 2-4 minutes until the powdered sugar is combined and the frosting is fluffy.
  3. Add in strawberry powder and beat until fully incorporated.
  4. In small amounts, add up to one additional cup of powdered sugar until frosting reaches desired consistency.
  5. Frost sheet cake, and decorate with fresh strawberries to your heart’s content.

Find it online: https://www.thebatterthickens.com/coconut-carrot-sheet-cake/