The Best Carrot Cake

This is the first carrot cake recipe I ever made, and the only carrot cake recipe I will ever make. It’s moist, full of warm flavors, and incredibly tender. The nuts bring a nice bite, and the cream cheese frosting adds a lush, zingy note. My sister’s friend Danika shared the recipe years ago, when they were still in high school. The original version was carefully created by Danika’s father Lee, who tested and retested it until it was perfect. Perfectly sof