Walnut Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. butter, for greasing pans
• 4 eggs plus 2 egg whites, separated, at room temperature
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. cream of tartar
• ¹⁄₂ cup sugar
• ¹⁄₃ cup light brown sugar
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups cups shredded carrot (4 medium)
• 1 (20-oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained and squeezed dry
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnut pieces
• 1 cup cornstarch
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. baking soda
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. salt
• ³⁄₄ tsp. cinnamon
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. ground ginger
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• ¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened
• 1 (1 lb.) box confectioner's sugar (approximately 3 1/2 cups)
• 3 cups sweetened shredded coconut