Stephanie Abrams' Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

By Valarie

Ingredients

• For the Cake:
• 1 cup All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon Cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Canola Oil
• 2 Large Eggs
• 1 1/2 Grated (Peeled Carrots)
• 1/2 cup Rasins
• 1/2 cup Pineapple and Juice
• For the Maple Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 2 8-ounce Packages Cream Cheese (softened)
• 1 Stick Unsalted Butter
• 2 cups Confectioners Sugar
• 1/4 cup Pure Maple Syrup

Details

Servings 10
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from abc.go.com

Preparation

Step 1

step 1

ingredients

instructions For the Cake: Preheat oven to 350F.

step 2

ingredients 1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Cloves
1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger

instructions Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in a medium bowl to blend.

step 3

ingredients 1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Canola Oil
2 Large Eggs

instructions Whisk sugar and oil in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in eggs 1 at a time.

step 4

ingredients 1 1/2 Grated and Peeled Carrots
1/2 cup Rasins
1/2 cup Pineapple and Juice

instructions Add flour mixture and stir until blended. Stir in carrots, raisins and pineapple.

step 5

ingredients

instructions Line bottom of a 9 inch pan with waxed paper. Butter and flour the paper. Put mixture into pan.

step 6

ingredients

instructions Bake cake 30-40 min. Let cool for 5 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before icing.

step 7

ingredients 2 8-ounce Packages Cream Cheese (softened)
1 Stick Unsalted Butter
2 cups Confectioners Sugar
1/4 cup Pure Maple Syrup

instructions For the Maple Cream Cheese Frosting: While the cake cools beat all the frosting ingredients in a stand mixer on medium until fluffy. Chill the frosting for 10-20 minutes until it has set to spread smoothly.