Hello dear, today i will be sharing with you easy recipes to bake Carrot Cakes. If you haven’t seen our Vanilla Cake Recipe and Orange Cake Recipe then we encourage you do that first before going through this.
This easy to bake carrot cake recipe is a must try.The cake has this unique color and flavor, this is as a result of the carrot and it leaves this unique lasting taste in your mouth after each bite.
Carrot Cake Ingredients
- 340 grams of raw Carrots finely grated
- 100 grams of Pecans or Walnuts
- 260 grams of All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
- 1½ teaspoons pf Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon of Salt
- 1½ teaspoons of Ground Cinnamon
- 4 large Eggs
- 300 grams of granulated Sugar
- 240 ml of Vegetable Oil
- 2 teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
- 120 ml of mashed Pineapple(optional)
Carrot Cake Recipe
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Step 1.
Preheat your oven or baking pot on a low-medium heat. Prepare your cake pan by greasing the pan with a few drop of vegetable oil and then line pan with parchment paper or brown paper.
Step 2
Prepare your pecans/walnuts by toasting it till is lightly browned and fragrant. Allow it to cool off, then chop them coarsely.
Step 3
Wash, peel and finely grate the carrots into a small bowl and set aside.
Step 4
Into a separate mixing bowl whisk together your flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon till all dry ingredients are well incorporated.
Step 5
Prepare wet ingredients. With the use of an electric hand mixer beat your eggs inside large mixing bowl till it is frothy.
Step 6
Into step 5 gradually add your sugar and mix until the batter is thick and light colored.
Step 7
Add the vegetable oil into step 6 and mix till it is well combined, with the mixer still on a medium-high speed, add your vanilla extract till it is well combined.
Step 8
Into step 7 add the flour mixture and beat just until incorporated. Then you can now fold in the grated carrots and chopped nuts with the help of a spatula.
Step 9
Finally pour the cake batter into your pan and bake for about 25- 30 minutes. Your cake is ready when you dip a fork or toothpick into the center and it comes out clean.
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That is it on this easy to bake carrot cake recipe. Do leave your comments and questions below or leave us a review, thanks.
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