Homemade Carrot Cake Babka with Cream Cheese Cardamom Drizzle (Easy 95-Min Recipe)

Ingredients

• 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
• 2/3 cup warm whole milk (110ºF)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4-5 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 113g unsalted butter, cut into chunks and softened
• Neutral oil for greasing bowl (grapeseed, sunflower, or vegetable)
• 1½ cups shredded carrots, dried well
• 1½ cups brown sugar
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 egg white (reserve yolk for glaze)
• 1½ cups toasted walnuts, chopped
• 113g cream cheese
• 113g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons milk