My Perfect Carrot Cake — Three Many Cooks

Ingredients

• For the Cake
• 1 lb. carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 10 oz. (2 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. table salt
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ¼ tsp. ground allspice
• ¼ tsp. ground cloves
• ¾ cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
• ½ cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 4 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 lb. cream cheese
• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 Tbs. vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp. table salt, more to taste
• 2 - 3 cups confectioner’s sugar (depending on your preference)