Ultimate Carrot Cake with Dates, Raisins and Walnuts - No Fail Recipes

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1½ cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup golden raisins
• ¾ cup walnuts, lightly chopped
• ¾ cup medjool dates, chopped
• 2 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons cream,
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped
• Preheat oven to 375 °F.
• Grease two 9-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Divide equally between the two cake pans. Bake for about 55 to 65 minutes. A wooden pick inserted in center should come out clean.
• In the meantime, in a clean mixing bowl, whip cream cheese with cream and vanilla; gradually add sugar, beating until smooth and can easily be spread.
• When the cake is done baking, remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes. Remove cake from pans and let cool completely before frosting.
• Frost cakes. Sprinkle top with chopped walnuts.
• Cake
• Dessert
• Thalia this definitely does look like the ultimate carrot cake. love the additions of dates, i haven’t used them in my carrot cakes before! Reply
• Keith @ How's it Lookin? I gotta try this. Carrot cakes are the best, thanks for the idea Reply
• Jaye How much raisins did you use? Reply Abby I fixed the recipe Reply
• Abby I fixed the recipe Reply