Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Carrot Cake

Ingredients
· Flour: 2 Cups
· Eggs: 4
· Icing Sugar: 2 Cup
· Oil: 1 + ¼ Cup
· Baking Powder: 2 Tablespoons
· Baking Soda: 1 Table Spoon
· Salt: ¼ Teaspoon
· Carrot: 3 Cups Crushed
· Walnut (Optional): 1 Cup
Method
· Preheat the oven at 170oC.
·  Beat the eggs slightly.
·  Mix oil and sugar.
·  Add baking powder and baking soda to flour and mix well.
·  Now in a bigger bowl add eggs and oil plus sugar mixture to above mentioned dry ingredients.
·  Mix thoroughly with spoon in one direction.
·  Remove extra water from crushed carrots and add them along with walnuts to the cake mixture. Mix the whole thing again in the previously chosen direction.
·  Pour the cake batter in baking utensil and bake at 190 oC for first 20 minutes and then at 170 oC for another 40 minutes.
·  Serve at room temperature.