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Ingredients

Cake

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (315g)
• 1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
• 1 cup light or dark brown sugar* tightly packed (200g)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil (113ml)
• 1/2 cup canola or coconut oil (113ml)
• 1/2 cup or 1 stick unsalted butter melted (113g)
• 4 large eggs room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups grated carrots** (340g)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional (125g)
• 1 cup canned pineapple
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Frosting

• 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick, 4 ounces, 115g), room temperature
• 16 oz of Philadelphia cream cheese (2 package, 224g), room temperature
• About 1 cups (250g) of powdered sugar (also known as confectioner’s sugar), sifted
• 1 cup heaving whipping cream

Hey… I do not bake often but when I do I go all out. It is nice to know what goes on into your cake. Also i am not a fan of sugar packed frostings that you can get in the store. So when I make my frosting I try to use as less sugar as possible without messing up the flavor. Less sugar means more cream and more cream cheese. This recipe give a bit of a fruity twist to the original recipe. The cake is very moist and is light.

Lets get to it.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare three 8-inch pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper and lightly greasing and flouring the sides.
• In a large bowl, whisk together your flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Add your oils and melted butter and stir well. Mixer will work best.
• Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• Stir in carrots and nuts, cranberries and pineapple (if using) until ingredients are well-combined.
• Evenly divide carrot cake batter into prepared baking pans and bake on 350F (175C) for 30-35 minutes. This is so important to watch them. You want them to cook all the way but not too be too dry.
• Let cool and frost.