The BEST Carrot Cake

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 lb Carrots, fresh

• Refrigerated

  • 6 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 pinch Cloves, ground
  • 3 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 6 cups Powdered sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 5/8 cups Vegetable or canola oil

• Dairy

  • 3 (8 oz. bricks cream cheese
  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• pinch of ground cloves
• 1 lb. finely-grated fresh carrots
• (optional: 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts and/or 1/2 cup raisins)
• 3 (8 oz.) bricks cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 6 cups powdered sugar (or more if needed to thicken)