Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 250 g Plain Flour
• 2 Tsp Baking Soda
• 300 g Grated Carrots
• 1.5 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
• 250 ml Vegetable Oil
• 4 Large Eggs
• 100 g White Granulated Sugar
• 100 g Brown Sugar
• 12 Walnuts (chopped)
• 130 g Icing Sugar
• 80 ml Double Cream
• 180 g Cream Cheese (@philadelphia)

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 180C. Line a cake Tin with Grease paper

3. 3

   In a bowl whisk together your flour, baking soda and cinnamon

4. 4

   In a separate bowl combine together your oil, sugar and vanilla. Whisk together your eggs one by one.

5. 5

   Combine the flour mixture in 3 parts to the wet mixture gently stirring. Then add in your walnuts and grated carrots ensuring it’s well distributed.

6. 6

   Bake in the oven for 50 minutes at 180C until you’re able to pierce a toothpick and it comes out clean. Let it cool.

7. 7

   For the frosting, In a bowl electric whisk your cream cheese, then add in your icing sugar and double cream for 3-4 minutes until it becomes fluffy. Optional: let it chill in the fridge for an hour.

8. 8

   Once the cake has cooled, spread as much frosting on top, sift some cocoa powder and add your walnuts on top.