Carrot Cake with Spiced Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting

Yield – 8 to 10 servings

Preparation Time – 30 minutes

Cooking Time – 35 minutes with additional 1 hour cooling time

Ingredients

Carrot Cake

• 4 eggs
• ½ cup canola or vegetable oil
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 ½ cup grated carrots, about 4 medium carrots

Spiced Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting

• ¼ cup butter, softened
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (or use homemade vanilla extract!)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• 2 ¾ cups powdered sugar

Directions

Carrot Cake

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease 2 9” round cake plates with non-stick cooking spray and flour.
  In a mixing bowl or stand mixer, beat together the eggs, oil, and sour cream until creamy. Beat in the sugar until smooth.
• Add the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until smooth batter forms. Fold in the shredded coconut and grated carrots. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes on a cooling rack before removing the cake and placing on the serving platter.
• To remove the cake, gently loosen the edges with a knife. Flip it onto a flat baking sheet, then flip it back right side up onto the serving platter. Let cool for at least an hour before frosting.

Spiced Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting

• To make the frosting, beat the softened butter, sour cream and cream cheese with the vanilla until smooth. Add the cinnamon, ginger and 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Beat until smooth. Add the last cup of powdered sugar and beat until thick and creamy. Place the frosting in the refrigerator until the cake is cooled and ready to be frosted.
• Place the cooled cake on the serving dish of your choice, then frost the top and sides of the carrot cake. Sprinkle shredded coconut over the tops and sides of the cake.
• Slice and serve.