Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake is a soft, moist, aromatic and crunchy in texture. Many of my friends have tried this recipe and they loved this cake. It tastes heavenly with a cream cheese frosting.

A healthy cake made with whole wheat flour and sweetned with brown sugar. 

Notes:

* Sieve whole wheat flour for 6-7 times.

* I've used bread tin to bake you may use even cake tin.

* Baking tin size 7×3.

* If you don't have spice powders can add vanilla essence.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 1.5 cups

Brown sugar - 3/4 cup

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp

Milk - 1/2 cup

Curd - 1/4 cup

Oil -1/4 cup

Grated carrots - 3/4 cup

Ginger powder - 1/4 tsp

Clove powder- 1/4 tsp

Cinnamon powder - 1/4tsp

Crushed walnuts - 2 tablespoons

Raisins - 2 tablespoons

Frosting:

Cream Cheese - 250 gms

Icing sugar - 250gms

Unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons

Vanilla essence - few drops

Method:

# Sieve whole wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda for 6-7 times. (dry ingredients)

# Mix milk, curd, oil, brown sugar, grated carrots, crushed walnuts, raisins and spice powders.(wet ingredient)

# Grease your baking tin with oil/ butter.

# Preheat microwave convection mode @160'c.

# Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients in small batches. Cut and fold method.

# Cake mixture should be thick in consistency.

# Pour the cake mixture in baking tin.

# Bake @160'c for 40-45 minutes. Check by inserting a tooth pick comes out clean it's baked well.

# Allow it to cool for some time then Demould.

# Allow it to cool down completely.

Frosting:

# Using electric beater, cream icing sugar and cream cheese on low speed for 1 minute.

# Add butter and vanilla essence and increase the speed. 

# After 2-3 minutes you can see a nice creamy texture of cream cheese. The quantity will double in size.

# In a cake board place the cake. Trim the cake slightly and make a crumb coating with cream cheese frosting.

# Use your favorite nozzle and decorate your cake. Chill the cake in refrigerate.

Enjoy your cake. Please do provide your comments.

Thank you!