1 ¾ cup white rice flour, brown rice flour may be substituted

2 tsp wheat-free baking powder

1 ½ tsp baking soda

2 tbsp ground cinnamon (or more to taste)

1 tsp salt

1 ½ cup pecans, toasted, finely chopped

8 oz can crushed pineapple, drained

2 cup sugar

4 eggs

1 ½ cup vegetable oil

2 cup carrots, grated

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 lb confectioners’ sugar

½ cup butter , softened

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 tbsp genuine vanilla extract

Whisk together dry ingredients. Combine oil, sugar and eggs; add dry ingredients, followed by carrots, pineapple and nuts.

Pour into two well-greased, 9-inch round cake pans and bake approximately 55 minutes in a 350 degree oven or until cake tester comes out with slightly moist crumbs attached to it. You may also bake in a well-greased 9x13-inch pan. Cool.

To make frosting, beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth; beat in vanilla until well-mixed. Gradually add confectioner’s sugar until it is all incorporated. Frost cake.

Sugar: 52g

:

Calcium: 39mg

Calories: 503kcal

Carbohydrates: 56g

Cholesterol: 112mg

Fat: 31g

Fiber: 3g

Iron: 1mg

Potassium: 209mg

Protein: 5g

Saturated Fat: 12g

Sodium: 682mg

Vitamin A: 5830IU

Vitamin C: 2mg