Step-by-Step Guide to Make Favorite Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

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Many things affect the quality of taste from Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, starting from the type of ingredients, then the selection of fresh ingredients, the ability to cut dishes to how to make and serve them. Don't worry if you want to prepare Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting delicious at home, because if you already know the trick then this dish can be used as an extraordinary special treat.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

Carrot cake starting with a box mix and enhancing it with add ins

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting:

1. Cake
2. 1 box carrot cake mix (Betty Crocker's)
3. 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
4. 2/3 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed is best
5. 1/4 cup vegetable oil
6. 1/4 cup butter, melted
7. 4 eggs, at room temperature
8. 2 teaspoons cinnamon
9. 3 cups grated carrots, about 5 carrots
10. 1/2 cup raisins, soaked in hot water for ~10 minutes, and drained
11. 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted in a dry saucepan and chopped
12. 1 small piece of crystallized ginger, minced (optional)
13. Frosting
14. 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
15. 12 tablespoons butter, softened
16. 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
17. 2 tablespoons orange zest, grated
18. 3 tablespoons orange juice, reduced by simmering to 1 tablespoon OR 1 tablespoon concentrated orange juice from freezer section
19. 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, minced fine or use food processor (optional)

Steps to make Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 2 the sides of an 8 inch or 9 inch round cake pans. Use a piece of round parchment paper on the bottom of each pan, either by tracing and cutting the paper or purchasing precut round parchment paper
2. If the box cake mix has carrot pieces, sift and remove the carrot pieces. Discard the carrot pieces
3. Mix the eggs, oil, and butter in a stand mixer. Add the cake mix, pudding mix, and cinnamon, mix on low for ~1 minute. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Increase the speed to medium and mix ~2 minutes. Gently fold in the ginger, carrots, raisins, and walnuts
4. Divide the batter into the 2 pans, you may weigh the pans so that the batter is equally divided. Using baking strips soaked in cold water, wrap the sides of the round pans
5. Bake until browned and the center top springs back when pressed with your fingers for ~25 - 30 minutes
6. Remove from the oven and loosen the sides of the cake by running a thin knife around the perimeter. Let cool for ~30 minutes and then remove the cakes by inverting from the pans. Cool completely on wire cooling racks before frosting
7. Frosting: mix the cream cheese and butter with a stand mixer until combined. Add the powdered sugar slowly, combining after each addition.
8. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix on medium until the frosting is fluffy. If the frosting is too thin, you may add a little more powdered sugar.
9. Refrigerate the frosting for ~1 hour. The frosting should be spreadable consistency. Frost the cake and keep refrigerated for storage. When serving, leave the cake out at room temperature for ~30 minutes

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