Super-Circle Carrot Cake

Name: Super-Circle Carrot Cake
Prep time: P2H
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P4H
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: carrots; coconut oil; honey; applesauce; pineapple; sour cream; yogurt; eggs; cream cheese; butter; coconut; honey; orange juice; salt; baking soda; pecans; sunflower seeds; raisins, seedless; rolled oats; coconut; whole-wheat flour; ground flax seed; cocoa powder; cinnamon; allspice; cloves; ginger; lime juice

Submitted by alexbayrd

Sweet! Super-Circle is made with honey, not refined sugar! Dense and intense, this 10-pounder is a scrumptious medley of flavors and textures. Can you say hearty, moist, chewy, crunchy, zesty and rich? The tangy frosting makes it sing!

YIELD

40 servings

PREP

2½ hrs

COOK

1½ hrs

READY

4 hrs

Ingredients

CUPS CARROTS
grated, firmly packed

CUP COCONUT OIL
melted *

1 ½

CUPS HONEY

CUP APPLESAUCE
unsweetened

CUP PINEAPPLE
crushed, strained *

CUP SOUR CREAM
regular

CUP YOGURT
plain, whole-milk

WHOLE EGGS
extra-large *

OUNCES CREAM CHEESE
softened

OUNCES BUTTER
softened

CUP COCONUT
unsweetened dried shredded *

CUP HONEY

CUP ORANGE JUICE
fresh

TABLESPOON SALT

TABLESPOON BAKING SODA

CUPS PECANS
or walnuts, chopped

CUP SUNFLOWER SEEDS
unsalted

CUP RAISINS, SEEDLESS
firmly packed

CUPS ROLLED OATS
old-fashioned

CUPS COCONUT
unsweetened dried shredded *

CUP WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR

CUP GROUND FLAX SEED *

CUP COCOA POWDER
unsweetened

TABLESPOONS CINNAMON
ground

TABLESPOON ALLSPICE
ground

TABLESPOON CLOVES
ground

TABLESPOON GINGER
ground

CUP LIME JUICE
fresh

Directions

Prep: carrots, raisins, sunflower seeds, nuts
In huge bowl, mix: oats, 2 cups shredded coconut, flour, flax seeds, cocoa, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger, baking soda, salt
In large bowl, mix: oil, 1½ cups honey, applesauce, pineapple, sour cream, yogurt, eggs
Add wet mixture to dry.
Add prepped ingredients.
Form thick-edged layer in 16×2 dark pan.
Bake 90 minutes at 300.
Cool.
Blend: cream cheese, butter, 1 cup shredded coconut, ½ cup honey, orange juice, lime juice
Frost.