Autumn Carrot Spice Cake

• 2 cup grated carrot (approx 6 med/large)
• 1 cup black raisins (e.g. black beauty)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup cooking oil
• 1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
• 3 33/100 cup all purpose flour
• 3 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 2 pinch kosher salt
• 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp milk
• 2 tsp rum
• 1 pumpkin pie spice, sprinkled

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Grease and flour a large bundt pan.
3. I use softened unsalted butter and a pastry brush to slather an ample amount in all the nooks and crannies.
4. Always tap out any excess flour.
5. Put the first ten ingredients (no flour) in a large mixing bowl.
6. Mix well with a whisk.
7. This is what I call a slough.
8. Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon just until mixed.
9. Do not over mix.
10. Transfer batter to prepared bundt pan using a rubber spatula/spoon.
11. Tap pan on counter to ensure there are no air pockets.
12. Place cake on center rack of oven to bake 55-60 minutes.
13. Cake will test with a pick.
14. Remove cake from oven and cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.
15. Make the frosting by placing all the frosting ingredients in a medium bowl and mixing well with a wooden spoon.
16. Frost the cooled cake with the frosting using a butter knife.
17. Sprinkle a little pumpkin pie spice on top of cake for decoration.
18. Serves 12 generously.
19. Keeps at room temp on a cake plate with a dome.
20. Note: If you wish, you can add up to one cup nuts to the cake batter.
21. Add them when you add the flour.
22. Walnuts would be my choice here.
23. If you have a convection oven reduce temp to 325 and bake the same amount of time.

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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/356041-autumn-carrot-spice-cake (may not work)