2. Use canned pineapple juice instead of water in the batter. For a sweeter cake, add the leftover pineapple juice from the canned fruit into the batter in place of water. You can do this in a 1:1 ...

This ingredient adds texture, moisture, and flavor. Unlike the canned, crushed pineapple in most carrot cake recipes, Ina Garten's uses fresh diced pineapple. Fresh pineapple adds more texture to ...