with frosting made of cream cheese whipped up with powdered sugar and a hint of orange juice — no butter involved. A true California cake if ever there was one. I made that carrot cake ...

I swapped cream cheese for mascarpone in the frosting, which has less ... buttermilk — a trio I won’t bake a cake without. A drizzle of salted carrot caramel over the top seals the deal.

There’s no need for an electric mixer ... ingredients are incorporated into the “wet” carrot mixture. Cool the cake completely before frosting, a minimum of 1 hour. The frosting is made ...

not to mention moisture. Slathered in cream cheese icing (every time, for a rare, no-debate marriage), this is a classic cake that’s perfect for spring. Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing *It ...

Except carrots. You can’t really skip that part. And you can’t have carrot cake without cream cheese frosting. Well, you can. But, why would you? With its rich cream cheese flavor and silky ...