Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus much more for pans
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger root
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, 70 degrees, plus much more for pans
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla flavoring
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 pound carrots (eight to ten medium carrots), peeled and shredded on the box grater or perhaps in a mixer (a couple of 3/4 cups)
- 2 cups pecans (1 cup finely chopped for batter, 1 cup coarsely chopped for decorating sides of cake)
- Cream Cheese Frosting
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 levels. Butter three 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper, and butter parchment. Dust with flour, tapping out excess. Whisk together flour, baking powder, sodium bicarbonate, cinnamon, salt, ginger root, and nutmeg.
Beat butter and sugars having a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, individually, beating well after each addition. Beat 3 minutes. Add vanilla, water, and carrots. Beat until well combined, a couple of minutes. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture, then finely chopped pecans.
Scrape batter into prepared pans, dividing evenly. Bake, rotating pans midway through, until golden brown along with a toothpick placed into centers arrives clean, about half an hour. Let awesome in pans on the wire rack for fifteen minutes. Operate a knife around edges of cakes to release, and switch out cakes onto rack. Turn right side up, and let awesome completely.
Utilizing a serrated knife, trim rounded surface of 2 cakes. Place one trimmed cake, cut side up, on the serving platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over cake. Top with second trimmed cake, cut side lower. Spread 1 cup frosting over cake. Top with remaining cake. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides. Lightly press coarsely chopped pecans onto sides of cake. Refrigerate one hour before serving.
Cook's Notes
Refrigerate as much as one day, covered.
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