Chef Og’s Best Carrot Cake

This is absolutely the best carrot cake..I usually ice this with a cream cheese frosting

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 4  large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups  oil
• 2  cups dark brown sugar, packed
• 2  cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  cups  grated carrots
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F and prepare 2 x 9 inch round cake pans by spraying with non-stick cooking spray and lining bottom of pan with Parchment paper.
2. • Beat the eggs, oil and sugar at high speed until light and fluffy.
3. • sift the flour, baking soda, spices and salt together on to a piece of parchment or wax paper.
4. • add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl and mix on low speed until almost incorporated.
5. • add the carrot and walnuts and mix at low speed just until smooth.
6. • Divide batter evenly into pans evenly and bake for approximately 35-40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
7. • cool in pan for 15 minutes then turn out onto rack and cool completely.