Carrot & Apple Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

I wasn’t sure what incarnation of carrot cake to choose. Should it be a regular cake, layered with cream cheese, or perhaps some little muffins to be devoured at breakfast and lunch? I settled on a twist on traditional cream cheese frosting. You can use many different techniques to put a special ‘stamp’ on your frosting. Smooth frosting works well but this swirling technique is a great skill to master.