Awesome (Per My Bf) Carrot Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 34 teaspoon ground cloves
• 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups grated raw carrots (about 4 average)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple in juice, drained
• 12 cup white raisins
• 34 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
• 1 cup butter (two sticks)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 orange
• 2 lbs confectioners' sugar (sifted)
• 1 cup chopped nuts (to garnish, walnuts or pecans) (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350'.
2. Cover raisins with drained pineapple juice and set aside.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
4. Add carrots and toss lightly until coated.
5. In mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light yellow in color.
6. Let stand a few minutes for sugars to dissolve.
7. Stir in oil, pineapple, raisins (with juice) and nuts.
8. Stir in dry ingredients, 1/4th at a time until just combined.
9. DO NOT OVERBEAT!
10. Turn into 3 greased and floured 8 inch cake pans.
11. Bake at 350' for 30-40 minutes, or until center springs back when touched.
12. (The toothpick test is not always accurate for this cake).
13. Cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then turn onto a cooling rack or dish towels until completely cool.
14. (Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days, if desired).
15. Frosting:.
16. Set butter and cream cheese out for at least an hour to soften.
17. Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
18. Grate the zest from the orange and sqeeze the juice from half.
19. Add vanilla, zest and juice to butter and cream cheese and beat.
20. Slowly beat in confectioner's sugar until fluffy and completely combined.
21. If too thin, refrigerate for 15 minutes or so to firm up.
22. Frost cake a day ahead, if desired, to allow all the flavors to combine.
23. If desired, the cup of chopped nuts pressed into the sides of the cake immediately after frosting add a beautiful presentation and a lot of flavor.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/awesome-per-my-bf-carrot-cake-438666 (may not work)