Carrot Cake with Maple-Cream Cheese Icing
"A standard at health food restaurants across the country, carrot cake was ubiquitous in the seventies. Grated carrots made it a nutritious choice, or so the thinking went. This ultra-moist version is updated with a maple icing...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups all purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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2 cups sugar
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1 1/4 cups canola oil
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4 large eggs
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3 cups grated peeled carrots
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1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
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2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger
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10 ounces cream cheese (such as Philadelphia), room temperature
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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1/4 cup pure maple syrup
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12 walnut halves (for garnish)
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