Laura's Celebration Carrot Cake Recipe

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 2 (8-inch) round cake pans; line bottoms with parchment paper, and grease and flour paper.

Step 2

Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon (first 5 ingredients).

Step 3

Whisk together sugar and oil in a large bowl until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, whisking until blended after each addition. Add flour mixture, stirring just until blended. Fold in carrots, coconut, pineapple, walnuts, and ginger (last 5 ingredients). Spoon batter into prepared cake pans.

Step 4

Bake at 350° for 30 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; discard parchment paper. Cool completely (about 1 hour).

Step 5

Beat goat cheese, cream cheese, and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 to 3 minutes, until smooth, fluffy, and creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and mix until combined.

Step 6

Split vanilla bean; scrape seeds into goat cheese mixture. Beat 30 seconds to 1 minute or until frosting is light and fluffy. Spread 1/2 cup frosting between cake layers; spread remaining frosting on top and sides of cake. Chill cake at least 1 hour. Before serving, press walnuts lightly into sides of cake.

Step 7

I created this recipe after trial and error from a few other similar recipes over the years.