The BEST Carrot Cake

Name: The BEST Carrot Cake
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 6 eggs; 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract; 3 1/4 cups flour; 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon; 2 tsp. baking soda; 2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg; pinch of ground cloves; 1 lb. finely-grated fresh carrots; (optional: 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts and/or 1/2 cup raisins); 3 (8 oz.) bricks cream cheese, room temperature; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp. salt; 6 cups powdered sugar (or more if needed to thicken)

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"This classic carrot cake recipe is moist, perfectly-spiced and made with lots of fresh carrots and a cream cheese frosting...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil

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1 cup granulated sugar

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1 cup brown sugar

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6 eggs

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1 Tbsp. vanilla extract

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3 1/4 cups flour

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1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

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2 tsp. baking soda

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2 tsp. salt

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1 tsp. baking powder

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1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

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pinch of ground cloves

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1 lb. finely-grated fresh carrots

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(optional: 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts and/or 1/2 cup raisins)

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3 (8 oz.) bricks cream cheese, room temperature

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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

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1 Tbsp. vanilla extract

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1/2 tsp. salt

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6 cups powdered sugar (or more if needed to thicken)

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