Classic Carrot Cake Recipe

Name: Classic Carrot Cake Recipe
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: Cake; 4 cups Swans Down® Cake Flour, sift before measuring; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated; 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger; 3 cups sugar; 2 cups vegetable oil; 5 large eggs, room temperature; 3 cups grated carrot; 1 cup pecans, finely chopped; Cream Cheese Frosting; 2 2/3 sticks (1 1/3 cups) unsalted butter, softened; 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, cold; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 5 cups confectioners’ sugar, sift before measuring; 4 teaspoons fresh orange juice; 1 teaspoon orange zest, freshly zested

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Once featured on the back of the Swans Down Cake Flour box, our historic classic carrot cake recipe has been passed down in American families for generations. M

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