Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Carrot Cake

INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs (seperated)
1.25 cups corn/vegetable oil
170 g fine granulated sugar
140 g brown sugar
1.5 cups lightly packed grated carrots
100 g chopped walnuts

sift together:
250 g cake flour
2 teaspoons mixed spices
1.5 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:
1. beat egg yolks, then add in oil, sugar, carrots. Mix well.
2. stirr in dry ingredients & mix well.
3. beat egg whites till stiff and fold into cake mixture (1 & 2)
4. pour into lined and greased 9" round baking mold
(for cakes that is. there's also another option: cupcakes!)
5. bake at 170'C for 45 minutes
6. when baked, allow cake to cool & top with cream cheese frosting

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
120 g butter
120 g icing sugar
250 g cream cheese (preferrably Philedelphia's)
-cream butter and cheese until light and fluffy
-put in icing sugar and cream again til smooth

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