December 25, 2012

Carrot Cake

Ingredients:
Maida - 115 gms
Brown Sugar - 65 gms
Eggs - 2
Vegetable Oil - 175 ml
Carrots - 2 (large)
Walnuts - 75 gms
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Salt - 3/4 tsp
Cinnamon Powder - 1 tsp
Orange rind - 1 tsp (Grated)
Lemon Rind - 1 tsp (Grated)


Method:

  • Peel and grate carrots. Chop walnuts into small pieces.
  • Sieve maida, salt, baking soda together.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 C. 
  • In a mixing bowl, Place eggs, sugar and oil, beat the ingredients with electric mixture at medium speed for 2 minutes.
  • Slowly add sieved ingredients and cinnamon powder to the sugar mixture.
  • Beat at low speed for 1 minute, then fold in the carrots, walnuts, orange and lemon rind.
  • Pour the batter into greased tin and spread evenly.
  • Bake for 30 minutes,or until a metal skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
  • cool in the tin on a wire rack for 10 minutes,then transfer the cake from the tin to the rack and let it cool completely.
  • If you wish,decorate with Cream Cheese Icing, or Butter Cream Icing.


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