Carrot Cake

   

Here is the recipe for a simple and tasty carrot cake. One of my friends shared this recipe with me and she tried it from here.

Ingredients

1. All purpose flour/maida - 2 cups

2. Granulated sugar - 1.5 cups
3. Vegetable oil - 1 cup

4. Eggs - 3 large 
5. Ground cinnamon powder - 2 tsp
6. Baking Soda - 1 tsp
7. Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
8. Grated carrots - 3 cups
9. Chopped walnuts - 1 cup

10. Salt - Around 1/2 tsp

 

Method

1. Beat sugar, oil and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until they are blended (about 1 minute). Add everything else apart from the carrots and nuts. Beat until blended for 1 minute on low speed.

 

2. Add the carrots and walnuts and stir them in. Pour into a 13 x 9 inch  pan or two 8 inch or 9 inch round pans (I halved all the ingredients and used a 9 inch round pan). Bake at 350 F for 40 - 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean . Allow it to cool down completely.

For the cream cheese frosting

Ingredients

1. Philadelphia cream cheese - 8 oz
2. Butter - 1/4 cup 
3. Milk - 3-4 tsp
4. Vanilla - 1 tsp
5. Icing sugar/confectioners sugar - 4 cups (I used 2 cups)

 

Method

1. Beat the cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth on low speed.
2. Gradually add in the icing sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until smooth.

3. Spread on the cooled cake. Store in a refrigerator.