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Ingredients

 

Dry Ingredients

2 1/3 cups sifted all purpose flour (sifted, then measured)

1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

1 cup dry-roasted macadamia nuts, toasted

3/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger*

3 teaspoons ground cinnamon*

1/2 teaspoon fresh, grated or ground nutmeg

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Wet Ingredients

2 cups sugar

1 cup melted Kelapo Virgin Coconut Oil, or vegetable oil

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups finely grated peeled carrots

3 very ripe bananas, mashed, with some chunks remaining

* For a less spicy cake, reduce crystallized ginger to 1/2 cup or just add 1 tablespoon fresh, grated ginger, and reduce cinnamon to 2 teaspoons.

Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

4 1/2 8-ounce packages (36 ounce total) cream cheese, room temperature

1 cup (2 sticks), plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

3 cups powdered sugar

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons canned sweetened cream of coconut (such as Coco López or Goya)

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 teaspoon (scant) pure coconut extract

Decorating Ideas

14 whole dry-roasted macadamia nuts, candied

1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger ,cut into strips

Toasted coconut shreds of flakes

Marzipan or Frosting piped carrots

 

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