Monday, October 25, 2010

Carrot Walnut Cake




I can't remember how many times I have made this. It's a favorite at home and in the office.

Ingredients A
2 eggs
150 ml vegetable oil
150 g white sugar (can reduce to 100g)
5 ml of vanilla extract

Ingredients B
125 g all purpose flour
5 g baking powder
5 g baking soda
2 g salt
2 g ground cinnamon


Ingredients C
165 g grated carrot
60 g chopped walnut

1) Beat A
2) Add B to A and mix
3) Stir in C
4) Bake at 175 degrees for 40-50 minutes

Frosting (Optional)
55 g unsalted butter @ room temperature
220 g cream cheese at room temperature
240 g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon zest

1) Mix butter and cream cheese till no lumps.
2) Beat in icing sugar, vanilla extract and lemon zest
















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