"Kerja rumah" saya akan datang.... Carrort Cake

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Dah banyak kali tengok video Makcik Titli ni tapi tak juga buat-buat. Heheh..

Ingredients

350 g (12 oz) finely grated carrot (about 3 large carrots)

300 g (11 oz) plain flour

300 g (11 oz) sugar

250 ml (1 cup) sunflower or canola oil

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla essence

2 tsp baking powder

1½ tsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ cup of crushed pinapple (optional)

Crushed walnuts (optional)

Frosting

250 g (8 oz) cream cheese

200 g (7 oz) powdered sugar

60 g (2 oz) butter

1 tsp vanilla essence

Grated zest of 1 orange

Instructions

1. Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder and salt and mix together.
2. Break the eggs into a clean bowl and whisk them until frothy.
3. Slowly beat in the sugar. It should take about 3-4 minutes.
4. Continue to beat the mixture while drizzling in the sunflower oil.
5. Beat in the vanilla essence. Add the flour mixture and beat for about 1 minute to give a smooth mixture.
6. Fold in the carrot and the pineapple using a spatula.
7. Lightly grease a baking tray 22cm x 31cm (9″x11″) and pour in the mixture. Bake in an oven at 180°C for 45-50 minutes.
8. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a wire rack and leave it cool completely.
9. To make the frosting, gently beat together the butter and cream cheese. Slowly beat the powdered sugar into the mixture. Finally, beat in the vanilla essence and the orange zest.
10. Place the cooled cake on a board and cover with frosting. Finsh with a sprinkling of crushed walnuts.

Titli’s Tips

You can also add chopped nuts or raisins into the batter for interesting variations on this cake