Today, I am going to share a lightest and most enticingly moist carrot cake recipe. This is most flavorful with grated carrots and can be easily prepared at home from scratch. It has everything you love in your favorite soft cake. It just melts in mouth and makes a fabulous breakfast or a tasty treat for your kids. Try this classic cake recipe and sure you’ll love this..addictive taste.
Ingredients
All pupose flour / Maida flour - 1 cup
Grated carrot - ½ cup
Walnuts chopped - ¼ cup
Raisins - 8 to10
Cinnamon pwd - ¼ tsp
Baking soda - ½ tsp
Baking pwd - ½ tsp
Yoghurt - ½ cup
Milk - 2 to 3 tbsp
Vanilla essence - ½ tsp
Sugar - ½ cup
Olive oil - 4 tbsp
Salt - a pinch ( to enhance sweet taste)
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Instructions
1.
Preheat oven to 200 degree celcius for 10 mins
2.
Oil and line the base of the cake tin with butter sheet
3.
Dust it with all purpose flour and set it aside
4.
Grate carrots and keep ready
5.
Take walnuts and raisins in a plate and set aside
6.
Take a mixing bowl
7.
Sieve the maida along with cinnamon pwd, baking soda and baking pwd
8.
Sift into the bowl and mix lightly with a spoon
9.
Stir in the grated carrot, raisins and sliced walnuts
10.
In another mixing bowl, pour the yoghurt and milk
11.
Tip the sugar, salt and add olive oil
12.
Mix well until the sugar is dissolved completely Add the vanilla essence and stir
13.
Add this to the flour mixture little by little by folding gently
14.
When everything is evenly mixed, the batter is ready to bake
15.
The batter consistency should be soft and free flowing
16.
Transfer the batter into the prepared tin
17.
Garnish with sliced pistachios
18.
Bake it for 40 to 45 mins, until it smells awesome
19.
To check if the cake is cooked completely, insert a toothpick at the centre
20.
If it comes out clean, then the cake is done
21.
Rest the cake for 10 mins in a wire rack
22.
Turn it out, peel off the paper and allow to rest for another 10 to 15 mins
23.
Set the cake on the serving plate
24.
Slice it to pieces
25.
YUM ! Addictive and very tempting carrot cake is ready for the festive season