Carrot Cake Day!
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Easy, Delicious Carrot Cake Recipe
There is nothing quite like the delicious aroma of fresh baking to welcome people into your home. All of us at Seeff Properties are huge fans of carrot cake and firmly believe that there is no such thing as a bad carrot cake. So, we have shared this really easy and delicious carrot cake recipe with you all to try out and share with your loved ones. Happy baking!
Ingredients:
Cake:
350 g self raising flour - sieved
325 g dark soft brown sugar - sieved
2 teaspoons cinnamon
250 g carrots - grated
75 g walnuts - roughly chopped
4 medium eggs
200 ml olive oil (if you prefer you can use sunflower or canola oil)
4 tablespoons milk
Frosting (optional):
180 g full fat cream cheese
30 g icing sugar - sieved
25 g walnuts - finely chopped
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Grease and line the bottom and sides of a 22cm round cake tin with a double layer of greaseproof paper.
- Mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, roughly chopped walnuts and grated carrots in a large bowl.
- Beat together the eggs, olive oil and milk in a large jug.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients slowly, stirring to make sure all the flour is incorporated.
- Tip the cake mixture into the lined cake tin and cook for 1h - 1h15, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Easy Cream Cheese Frosting (optional):
Simply mix the cream cheese and icing sugar together and spread it on the top of the cake. Sprinkle the finely chopped walnuts on the top to decorate.
It's as simple as that! If you try this and love it, do let us know.
Author: Seeff Properties
Author: Seeff Properties Botswana
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