Ingredients
Serves: 1 cake
Prep Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours
Carrot Cake:
3 cups plus 1/4 cup carrots, shredded
2 cups plus 1/4 cup sugar
4 eggs, whole
1 and 2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups (minus 1 tablespoon) flour, all-purpose
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons plus 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup toasted sweetened coconut, optional
Cream Cheese Frosting:
2 lbs powdered sugar
16 ounces cream cheese, room temp.
6 tablespoons butter, room temp.
1 plus 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract (prefer clear vanilla)
sweetened toasted coconut, optional to decorate
walnuts, optional to decorate
Preparation
