INGREDIENTS
Cake Ingredients:
- Oil Spray
- Parchment paper
- 2 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar
- 1/2 cup (115 g) dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (115 g) light brown sugar
- 1 tsp (3 g) ground ginger
- 2 tsp (5 g) ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp (4 g) fine sea salt
- 2 tsp (7 g) baking soda
- 1/2 tsp (1 g) nutmeg, grated
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp (7 g) vanilla extract
- 1.25 cup (295 ml) vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup (55 g) golden raisins (optional)
- 3 cups (250 g) carrots, grated
- 1 cup (125 g) pecans or walnuts, lightly crushed
Frosting Ingredients:
- 8 oz (225 g) full fat cream cheese
- 1.75 cups (220 g) powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy cream
- Pinch salt
DIRECTIONS
- Start by greasing two 9” round cake pans and line the bottom with parchment.
- For the cake, whisk and combine all-purpose flour, dark brown sugar, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, ground ginger and cinnamon, fine sea salt, and baking soda. *Optional grated nutmeg*
- In a separate bowl, crack in the eggs and beat together. Whisk in vanilla extract and stream in vegetable oil while continuously whisking.
- Whisk in the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until combined.
- Once combined add in golden raisins, grated carrots, and pecans (or walnuts). Mix until combined.
- Divide batter evenly into the cake pans and place into a 350F preheated oven. Bake for 35-45 minutes. Let cool before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- While cooling, beat cream cheese in a medium bowl until smooth then beat in powdered sugar until combined and smooth.
- Stream in heavy cream and a pinch of salt while beating on high speed until thoroughly combined. Cover and fridge until ready to use.
- Once cakes are room temperature, add half the frosting to the top of one cake and spread towards the edges but not all the way.
- Gently law the other cake on top and allow the weight to press the frosting out towards the edges.
- Add the rest of the frosting on top and spread evenly to the edges and top with crushed pecans.
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