Hesitantly
spring has sprung here; trees are beginning to green as tiny buds of leaves ornate
the branches! Blooms of daffodils have painted yellow everywhere and air is
fresh with promise!! Spring is definitely my favourite season of the year. Days
are much longer now and we love spending our days outside on weekends.
It’s almost Easter now and our school is
breaking up for Easter holidays on Friday. To join the holiday spirit and
spread some love I decided to bake a carrot cake last weekend and take to work.
It was enjoyed by everyone who got a share of it! In fact it went down way too
quickly and I couldn’t share it with everyone. I was asked for the recipe and
hence the posting it here quickly. . I wonder why carrot cake is related to
Easter? Does anyone know why? Nonetheless here goes the recipe….
Recipe
source – Joy of baking
Ingredients
Plain
flour – 2 cup/ 260 gm
Baking
powder - 1 ½ tsp
Baking
soda – ½ tsp
Salt
– 1/2 tsp
Ground
cinnamon – 1 ½ tsp
Carrot
– 2 large / 2 ½ cup finely grated
Oil
( any flavourless ) – 1 cup
Eggs
– 4 large
Granulated
white sugar – 1 ½ cup/300 gm
Vanilla
extract – 2 tsp
Walnuts
– 1 cup/ 100 gm
Method
- Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt in a bowl, sieve it and keep it aside
- Break the eggs into a bowl and beat it with an electric mixer for about 1 minute until it’s frothy.
- Gradually add sugar and beat for 3-4 minutes until its thick and light coloured.
- Add oil, vanilla extract and beat until mixed.
- Add flour mixture and beat until just mixed.
- Add grated carrot, chopped nuts and fold in.
- Pour the batter into greased two 9 inch cake tins and bake it in a preheated oven 180 degree Celsius for 25- 30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
Recipe
source - Nisha
Cream
cheese frosting
Cream cheese- 225 gm
Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
Icing sugar- 1 cup
Double cream- 1 cup
Method
- Add Cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat for a minute until it’s soft.
- Add vanilla extract, sugar and beat until sugar mixed.
- Add cold double cream and beat to get a smooth spreadable consistency.
Assembling
- Place the first layer of cake onto a cake stand and spread the half of the icing on top
- Place the second layer on top and sandwich them. Spread the remaining icing on top.
- Decorate as per your liking, I kept it simple and just spread some walnuts on top.
