Carrot Cake With Cinnamon Frosting

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Carrot Cake With Cinnamon Frosting

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 45 Min

Total Time : 55 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 6
  • 2 1/2 cups carrots (grated)


  • 1 cups walnuts/pecans


  • 2 cups all purpose flour


  • 1 tsp baking soda


  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder


  • 1/2 tsp salt


  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder


  • 4 nos eggs


  • 1 1/2 cups sugar


  • 1 cups refined oil


  • 2 tsp vanilla extract


  • 1/2 cups butter cream & cinnamon frosting, unsalted butter


  • 2 cups icing sugar


  • 1 tsp vanilla extract


  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder


  • 2 tbsp cream

Directions

  • Toast the walnuts until they smell, keep aside to cool. Now sieve the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder together and keep aside.
  • Whisk the eggs with the sugar in another bowl until frothy. Add the vanilla extract and keep whisking.
  • Then add the oil gradually while whisking it. It would form a thick paste.
  • Now fold in thè flour into the egg batter, in cut and fold method. Then mix the grated carrots.
  • Finally add the walnuts and pour this mixture into 2 greased baking tins of about 23 cm diameter, lined with butter paper.
  • Bake these for 25-30 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius. Let them cool.
  • To make the frosting, whisk the butter (should be at room temperature) until fluffy, add the icing sugar and keep whisking.
  • Add the vanilla extract, cinnamon powder and cream,whisk till it is creamy.
  • Demould the cakes, now take about half the quantity of the frosting and spread it on one of the cakes. Put another cake layer on top of it.
  • Spread the left over frosting on top. Cut and serve