Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (180 mL) butter
• 1 cup (250 mL) brown sugar packed
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) grounnd cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg
• 1 cup (250 mL) Milk
• 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) grated carrots
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) raisins
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped candied orange peel (optional)
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 6 oz (180 g) Canadian Cream cheese
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) Milk
• 2 cups (500 mL) icing sugar sifted
• 10 oz (300 g) marzipan (optional
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