Carrot cake

Ingredients: 

 

Cake: 

 

• 4 large eggs 

 

• 1 1/3 cup vegetable oil 

 

• 2 1/4 cup sugar 

 

• 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

 

• 2 teaspoons baking soda 

 

• 2 teaspoons baking powder 

 

• 1/2 teaspoon salt 

 

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon 

 

• 1/2 teaspoon cloves 

 

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 

 

• 20 oz. carrots, finely chopped (about 3 1/4 cups) 

 

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 

 

• 1 cup crushed pineapple, well-drained

White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing  

• 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature 

 

• 2 cups white chocolate chips, melted 

 

• 3/4 cups (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 

 

• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 

 

• Chopped walnuts, for garnish

Method For the Cake 

1. Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line the bottom of three 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper. Leave sides of pans dry - no cooking spray needed.

 

 2. Combine eggs and oil in a large mixing bowl and beat for 2 minutes with a mixer on medium speed. Add 1 cup of sugar and continue mixing for 2 minutes. Add the remaining sugar and mix 3 to 4 minutes. 

 

3. Combine flour and the next 6 ingredients (flour through to nutmeg); add to the egg mixture, beating on low speed until blended, about 1 minute. Add carrots, walnuts, and pineapple; mix until well combined. 

 

4. Divide the batter evenly among pans. 

 

5. Bake for 60 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean

 

6. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Run a knife around the edge of the cakes and remove from pans. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

To Prepare Icing 

 

7. Place cream cheese in mixing bowl; beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add melted chocolate a little at a time, continuing to beat at medium speed. Add butter a little at a time. Scrape down sides of bowl; add lemon rind and beat until combined. 

 

8. Remove cakes from the fridge. Ice top of one layer. Places the second layer on top; ice top. Place the third layer on top; ice top and sides of cake. Press chopped walnuts into sides of cake. 

 

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