Name: Carrot Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 16
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 3 cups; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cloves - ¼ teaspoon; Ground allspice - ¼ teaspoon; Unsalted butter, softened - ¾ cup; Vegetable oil - ¼ cup; Firmly packed dark brown sugar - 1 cup; White sugar - ¾ cup; Eggs, at room temperature - 4 large; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Buttermilk, at room temperature - 1 cup; Grated carrot - 1 ½ cups; Peeled and grated Granny Smith apple - 1 cup; Raisins (Optional) - ¾ cup; Chopped pecans (Optional) - ¾ cup; Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup; Cream cheese, softened - 12 ounces; Confectioners' sugar - 4 ½ cups; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Heavy cream, or as needed - 3 tablespoons

Carrot Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients for - Carrot Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. All-purpose flour - 3 cups

2. Baking powder - 2 teaspoons

3. Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons

4. Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon

5. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

6. Salt - ½ teaspoon

7. Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon

8. Ground cloves - ¼ teaspoon

9. Ground allspice - ¼ teaspoon

10. Unsalted butter, softened - ¾ cup

11. Vegetable oil - ¼ cup

12. Firmly packed dark brown sugar - 1 cup

13. White sugar - ¾ cup

14. Eggs, at room temperature - 4 large

15. Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

16. Buttermilk, at room temperature - 1 cup

17. Grated carrot - 1 ½ cups

18. Peeled and grated Granny Smith apple - 1 cup

19. Raisins (Optional) - ¾ cup

20. Chopped pecans (Optional) - ¾ cup

21. Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup

22. Cream cheese, softened - 12 ounces

23. Confectioners' sugar - 4 ½ cups

24. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons

25. Salt - ⅛ teaspoon

26. Heavy cream, or as needed - 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Carrot Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8-inch square pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.

2. Stage

Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice together in a bowl; set aside.

3. Stage

Beat butter, oil, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat batter for an additional 2 minutes after adding last egg. Beat in vanilla extract. Pour in half of the flour mixture; mix on low speed until just combined. Pour in buttermilk; mix until just combined. Pour in remaining flour mixture; mix until just combined. Fold in carrot, apple, raisins, and pecans.

4. Stage

Divide batter evenly between the two pans. Spread into an even layer in each pan.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the cake springs back lightly when touched and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

6. Stage

Allow cakes to cool in pans for 20 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours more.

7. Stage

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until completely smooth; beat in cream cheese until smooth and thoroughly combined. Beat in confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition; beat in vanilla and salt. Add in heavy cream; beat on medium-high until frosting is slightly fluffy, about 2 minutes.

8. Stage

Spread frosting onto one cooled cake layer. Stack layers; frost top and sides.