Carrot Cake

Directions

1. Wash hands with soap and water.

2. Rinse fresh produce.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat 2 9-inch cake pans with cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside.

4. In a large bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger.

5. In another large bowl, combine eggs, oil and both sugars; mix well. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until combined; fold in carrots and 1 cup nuts.

6. Evenly divide batter between prepared pans Wash hands after handling raw batter.

7. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and without any crumbs, about 30 minutes.

8. Allow cakes to cool for 10 minutes in the pans; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

9. In a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and cream cheese for 3 minutes or until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until just combined.

10. Generously frost top of one cake with 1 1/2 cups frosting. Place other cake, upside down, on top of frosting. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting and sprinkle top with remaining nuts.

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