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Walnut Carrot Cake w/Cream Cheese Frosting

3 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of butter softened
1 cup of  light brown sugar packed
1 cup of  granulated sugar
4 Eggs
1 tablespoon of orange peel (zest) grated
2 tablespoon of orange juice
2 teaspoons of lemon peel (zest) grated
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
3 cups of finely shredded carrots, 1 pound
1 cup of  walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 cup of  raisins



Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 ounce package of Cream cheese softened
1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar sifted
1 teaspoon of lemon peel (zest) grated
1 tablespoon of Lemon Juice
1/2 cup of  walnuts, coarsely grated, optional for decoration
10 whole Walnuts optional for decoration

Preheat oven to 350ºF.  Lightly grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 4 minutes until light and fluffy, scraping the bowl occasionally. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well (about 1 minute) after each addition. Combine the orange peel, orange juice, the 2 teaspoons of lemon peel, and the 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Add the juice mixture and the flour mixture alternately to the butter-sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. After each addition, beat at low speed just until smooth. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the carrots, walnuts, and raisins. Mix well. Note that the carrots should be finely shredded. Unless you have a very fine blade for your food processor, it is best to grate the carrots by hand. The type of grater that is used to grate nutmeg or cinnamon works well. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, spread evenly.

Bake at 350ºF.  for 60-65 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Then loosen the edges with a knife and remove the cake from the pan. Cool completely on the wire rack. To make the Cream Cheese Frosting - In a medium bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, the teaspoon of lemon peel, and the 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. When the cake is cool, transfer it to a serving plate and spread with the frosting. Decorate with chopped and whole walnuts if desired.







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