[ingredients title=”Ingredients”]
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
- 3 cups grated carrot
- 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
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[ingredients title=”Frosting”]
- 24 ounces cream cheese
- 1½ sticks butter, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup chopped pecans
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[directions title=”Directions”]
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round baking pans.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Add in eggs and oil; stir together until fully incorporated. Fold in carrots and chopped pecans.
Pour mixture evenly into baking pans. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool 5 minutes then remove from pans. Cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting: In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, sugar, and vanilla using a hand mixer and beat until fluffy. Spread frosting on top of each cake layer. Stack the cakes on a serving plate, frost sides. Decorate with chopped pecans.
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