Make our TGI Fridays Carrot Cake Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Carrot Cake will taste just like TGI Fridays.
Prep Time35 minutesmins
Active Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Cake, Dessert, Sweet
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Dessert, TGI Fridays
Yield: 8Slices
Ingredients
Carrot Cake
1cupsifted Flour
1teaspoonBaking Powder
3/4teaspoonBaking Soda
1/2teaspoonSalt
1 1/4teaspoonCinnamon
3/4cupOil
1/8cupEvaporated Milk
1cupSugar
1 1/4cupcoarsely grated Carrots
One 9-ounce can crushed Pineapple
1/3cupchopped Walnuts
1/2cupshredded sweetened Coconut
Cream Cheese Frosting
1/4cupButter
4ouncesCream Cheese
1teaspoonVanilla Extract
1/2poundPowdered Sugar
1tablespoonfreshly squeezed Lemon Juice
Instructions
Carrot Cake
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl, sieve together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
In another large bowl, add oil, evaporated milk and sugar. Whisk until fully combined.
Add flour mix to milk mixture, a little at a time, mixing well between each addition, until all flour is added.
Add carrots, walnuts, pineapples and coconut. Fold into completely with a spoon.
Pour batter into 2 greased cake tins.
Place in preheated oven. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Place butter and cream cheese into a large mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy.
Add vanilla, powdered sugar and lemon juice. Stir with a spoon until completely mixed. Add more powdered sugar if needed until frosting is a thick spreadable consistency.