Delicious and easy to bake classic carrot cake
Carrot cake is healthy and it is versatile and sweet too and this makes it a popular choice for the healthy diet watchers. The carrots makes this cake be high in fiber as well as vitamins. You can make this cake using whole meal flour as well as other healthier alternatives to refined flour. You want to make this cake denser with nutrients, oh please go ahead! You can customize this cake by adding other ingredients such as fruits and nuts to make it more nutritious.
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Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- 1 Oven
Ingredients
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1½ cup olive oil
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
Step one:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and flour a cake pans.
- In a bowl, sift together the dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- In a another bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
Step two:
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Stir in the grated carrots and chopped walnuts (if using).
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30 - 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes the transfer to a wire rack for further cooling until it is cooled.
- Serve cool and enjoy with tea/coffee or as a desert.
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