Carrot cake

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar (200g)


1 cup brown sugar(light or dark)/normal sugar

1/2 cup cake flour/all purpose flour

2-3 tbsp milk /water

1 cup vegetable oil


1/2 cup soft butter


4 large eggs( room temp)


1 Tbsp vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda


1 tsp salt(to taste)


1/2 tbsp cinnamon powder


1/2 tsp nutmeg

3 -4 cups grated carrots(medium size


1 cup chopped nuts(yours choice)

Method

1.In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

2.Add vegetable oil and melted butter and stir well (batter will be pretty stiff and thick at this point, electric mixer or stand mixer use to combine )

3.Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.Add vanilla extract,stir well

4.Stir in grated carrots and nuts (if using) until ingredients are well-combined.

5.Pour the carrot cake batter into prepared baking pans and bake on 180•C for 40 -45min ,baking time always depends on your oven temp(toothpick inserted in center should come out mostly clean with only few moist crumbs).

6.Allow carrot cake to cool in the pans for few minutes, then run a knife around the edge and invert onto cooling rack to let the cake cool completely.

7.After complete cool down ,cut and serve (with some frosting or nuts).

Carrot cake

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