System:
- For the cake:
- 1 cup golden raisins
- ½ cup bourbon
- 3 tablespoons apple cider molasses (elective)
- 2 cups all-reason flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons floor cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon floor nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon floor allspice
- ½ teaspoon floor cloves
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup mild brown sugar, firmly packed
- 4 neat eggs
- 8 medium carrots, peeled and coarsely shredded
- 1½ cups walnuts, floor
- For the frosting:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2-8 oz. programs cream cheese
- 6 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract