Ginger Citrus Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1-1/2 cup Sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 4 whole Medium-Sized Carrots, Peeled And Chopped Into Few Pieces
- 4 whole Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Canola Oil
- 1 teaspoon Freshly Grated Orange Zest
- 1 teaspoon Freshly Grated Lemon Zest
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 cups Chopped Walnuts, For Garnish
- For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Put carrot pieces, eggs, milk, oil, orange zest and lemon zest in a food processor, and blend until almost smooth.
- Pour the carrot mixture into the flour mixture, and fold to mix until just blended.
- Pour the cake batter in the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- Place cream cheese and powder sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat until pale and fluffy.
- Using a spatula, roughly smear frosting on top of the cooled cake. Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/ginger-citrus-carrot-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting/ (may not work)