Name: Carrot cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe by Sheela Van Shipley at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 1c all purpose white flour, 1c light brown sugar; 1tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp baking powder; 3large eggs, 1/4 tsp salt, 1tsp vanilla extract; 1tsp cinnamon powder, 1/4tsp cloves powder, 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder, 1tsp ginger powder; 1/2c walnuts, 1/2c raisins or sultan; 2c shredded carrots (lightly packed), 2/3c (11tbsp) vegetable oil

Ingredients Serving: 9

1c all purpose white flour, 1c light brown sugar
1tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp baking powder
3large eggs, 1/4 tsp salt, 1tsp vanilla extract
1tsp cinnamon powder, 1/4tsp cloves powder, 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder, 1tsp ginger powder
1/2c walnuts, 1/2c raisins or sultan
2c shredded carrots (lightly packed), 2/3c (11tbsp) vegetable oil

Instructions

Wash, peel, trim off the end n then grate to smaller shreds.
Grease n dust 9"cake pan and line only the bottom with parchment paper, for cupcakes line a muffin tin with paper baking cups
preheat oven to 300F or 180 C
Sift dry ingredients flour baking soda baking powder,salt,spices powder.
Using an electric hand beater beat eggs in a bowl, on low speed incorporate the sugar till creamy n then slowly add oil.
add the vanilla extract n then the dry ingredients in batches
Fold in the carrots along with the walnuts and raisins.
pour batter into the prepared cake pan or using an ice cream scoop , divide batter into cupcake liners.
Bake until a cake tester or tooth pick inserted in the centre comes out clean around 40 to 45 minutes n for cupcakes 35min.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool before frosting.
Once cake is cooled, invert on a board n peel off the parchment paper
Cream cheese frosting - sift the icing sugar (2cups)
In a bowl beat the cream cheese (113g softened) n butter (2tblsp) with an electric hand beater.
Add the sugar n vanilla extract (1/2tsp) .
Beat until light n fluffy ensuring to scrape down the sides with a spatula.
Frost the cake or cupcakes as desired using an icing spatula or piping bag

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Jan-25-2018

BetterButter Editorial Jan-25-2018

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