Carrot Cake

Ingredients :

For cake -

All Purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
Baking powder - 2 teaspoon
Eggs - 2
Sugar - 1 1/4 cup
Oil - 3/4 cup
Salt - 1/4 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon
Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
Carrot - 1 1/2 cup (Grated)
Dry nuts - 1/2 cup

For Icing -

Butter - 1/4 cup
Cheese - 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar - 2 cups
Vanilla essence - 1/2 teaspoon
Dry nuts - 1/2 cup
Food color - optional

Method :

For cake -

1. Pre heat the oven to 375 F / 180 C
2. Seive the Flour, Baking powder and Salt
3. In a mixing bowl, add - eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla extract and beat in low speed
4. Add the flour mixture and continue beating
5. Add the cinnamon powder and continue beating
6. Add the grated carrot and continue beating
7. Finally fold in Dry nuts
8. Spray Oil in the Baking pan and pour in this mixture
9. Bake for 40-50 min
10. Insert a tooth pick into the middle of the cake. If the tooth pick comes out clean, then CAKE is ready!!
11. Cool it for 10 min and then transfer it to decorating plate

For Icing -

1. Beat the Butter and Cheese in low speed
2. Add the Vanilla Essence and beat in low speed
3. Add the Powdered sugar and beat till the mix becomes fluffy
4. Add food color if needed
4. Fold in Dry nuts
5. Separate the Icing into two parts - Use one half for covering the cake and the other half for decorating

Yummy Carrot cake is ready!!!