Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• ½ cup honey
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 9 oz. (2 cups) all-purpose flour, sifted
• ¾ cup olive oil
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• Olive oil for the pans
• + 11 more ingredients
• • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 Tbs. grated orange zest
  • ¼ cup dark rum
  • 1 cup pecans, lightly toasted, cooled, and finely chopped by pulsing in a food processor
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1-½ lb. carrots (8 to 10 medium), peeled and cut in 1-inch chunks
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 Tbs. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. grated nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
  • Two 8-oz. packages cream cheese, somewhat softened

Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Heat the oven to 350°F. Oil two 9x2-inch cake pans with olive oil, line the bottoms with parchment or waxed paper, and oil the paper. Put both sugars and the olive oil in the bowl of a stand mixer and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinn...

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