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

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.