junia's carrot cake

How To Make junia's carrot cake

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  Step 1
  For the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray cake pans with nonstick baking spray or lightly butter pans. Sprinkle flour evenly over the whole pan.
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  Step 2
  Grate carrots in a small bowl and set aside.
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  Step 3
  Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, instant coffee, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
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  Step 4
  Combine buttermilk, vanilla extract, almond extract, and maple syrup in a small bowl. Set aside.
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  Step 5
  In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy on medium speed.
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  Step 6
  Add egg yolks one at a time. Beat well after each addition.
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  Step 7
  Alternate flour mix.
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  Step 8
  Then buttermilk mixture to the butter mixture, blending after each addition on medium speed.
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  Step 9
  Add carrots to batter stirring with spoon and set aside.
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  Step 10
  In a separate bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form.
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  Step 11
  Fold egg whites into batter, mixing well.
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  Step 12
  Pour into pans evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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  Step 13
  For the frosting, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl, blending well at medium speed.
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  Step 14
  Let the frosting stand for 15 minutes. Frost as desired.
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