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This stunning spiced Orange Ginger Carrot Cake is moist, tender, and delicious. Covered with cream cheese frosting. Have a slice!

Spiced Orange Ginger Carrot Cake

This stunning spiced Orange Ginger Carrot Cake is moist, tender, and delicious. Covered with cream cheese frosting. Have a slice!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword moist cake, moist carrot cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 566 kcal
Author Tiffany bendayan

Ingredients

For Orange Ginger Carrot Cake

  • 8 oz Plugrá Butter, unsalted, softened
  • 14 oz Granulated Sugar
  • 4 Eggs, room temperature
  • 9 oz All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 12 oz Carrots, peeled and grated
  • 4 oz Orange Juice
  • Zest of 2 oranges
  • 1 cup Walnuts, chopped

For Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 16 oz Plugrá Butter, unsalted, softened
  • 32 oz Cream Cheese, softened
  • 4-5 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

  2. Grease two 9'' cake pans.

  3. In a bowl sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices.

  4. Using the mixer on medium speed cream thesugar and Plugrá butter together for 5-6 minutes.

  5. Add the eggs one at a time until until completely mixed.

  6. Add the orange zest.

  7. Slowly add the dry ingredients.

  8. Add the orange.

  9. Finally add the carrots and walnuts. Mix until combined.

  10. Divide batter equally in 2 pans.

  11. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.

  12. Remove from the oven and cool in pans for 10 minutes. After that umold on cooling racks.

For Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Place the cream cheese, Plugrá butter, and vanilla in a mixer and mix on medium speed until smooth and creamy. About 5 minutes.

  2. Slowly and in batches add the sugar until incorporated. Finally, add the vanilla.

Assembly

  1. Place 1 cake layer on a cake stand or serving plate. Spread 1 cup of frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

  2. Decorate as you wish!

  3. Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts
Spiced Orange Ginger Carrot Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 566 Calories from Fat 360
% Daily Value*
Fat 40g62%
Saturated Fat 22g138%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 130mg43%
Sodium 306mg13%
Potassium 195mg6%
Carbohydrates 49g16%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 39g43%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 3635IU73%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 76mg8%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.