Spiced Walnut Carrot Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

What you need

• 280 g (2 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 240 ml (1 cup) vegetable oil
• 200 g (1 cup) light brown sugar, packed
• 200 g (1 cup) granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 275 g (2 1/2 cups) carrots, peeled and finely grated
• 120 g (1 cup) walnuts, chopped, divided
• 225 g (8 oz) full-fat cream cheese, softened
• 170 g (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 480 g (4 cups) powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract, for the frosting

Method

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1. 1

   Heat the oven to 175 °C (350 °F). Grease two 23 cm (9 in) round cake pans and line the bases with baking paper.

2. 2

   Whisk the flour with the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

3. 3

   In a larger bowl, whisk the oil with the brown sugar, granulated sugar and 1 tbsp vanilla until smooth.

4. 4

   Beat in the eggs one by one, mixing well after each.

5. 5

   Stir the dry mixture into the wet one just until no streaks of flour remain.

6. 6

   Fold in the carrots and three quarters of the walnuts.

7. 7

   Divide the batter between the pans and bake until a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean, 35-45 min.

8. 8

   Cool the layers in their pans for 30 min, then turn them out onto a rack, peel off the paper and let them cool completely.

9. 9

   For the frosting, beat the cream cheese with the butter until smooth and creamy, 2-3 min.

10. 10

    Beat in the powdered sugar and the remaining vanilla until thick and spreadable. Avoid overbeating, which makes it runny.

11. 11

    Set one layer on a plate, spread with about a third of the frosting and top with the second layer.

12. 12

    Cover the top and sides with the rest of the frosting and scatter the remaining walnuts over the top.

13. 13

    Chill for 30 min to set the frosting before slicing. Keep leftovers in the fridge.

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