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Carrot cake

Delicious homemade Carrot cake recipe, easy to prepare and full of flavor!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 150g finely shredded carrots
  • 130g all purpose flour
  • 1/2tsp baking powder
  • 1/2tsp baking soda
  • 1/2tsp salt
  • 80g caster sugar
  • 80g brown sugar
  • 1/4tsp nutmeg powder
  • 1/4tsp cinnamon powder
  • 100g corn oil
  • 1/2tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs, lightly stir
  • 40g walnut, chopped (next time, i will add more)
  • 40g raisins ( i use mixed dried fruits)

Method
 

  1. Sift flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and baking
  2. soda in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add in caster sugar, salt and brown sugar, stir well.
  4. Add in carrots, corn oil, vanilla extract and egg, beat for
  5. few minutes till mixture well combined.
  6. Add in walnut and dried fruits, mix well.
  7. Pour in a greased and line baking pan, bake at pre‐heated
  8. oven 180c for 40mins.
  9. Cool on a wire rack and apply cream cheese frosting.
  10. Cream Cheese frosting
  11. 150g cream cheese, at room temperature
  12. 40g butter, at room temperature
  13. 70g icing sugar, sifted
  14. 1tbsp lemon juices
  15. Finely grated lemon zest from 1 lemon