Carrot cake is made with grated carrot. I very often make carrot cake since my daughter is fond of it. Instead of sugar, you could substitute – Brown sugar which adds more taste and flavor to the cake. Since I made it all of a sudden I couldn’t get this Brown sugar.

Carrot cake

Ingredients:

• Maida / All purpose flour – 2 ½ cup
• Cardamom and nutmeg powder – 1 tsp
• Baking powder – 1 tsp
• Sugar – 2 cup
• Grated carrot – 1 cup
• Cooking soda – 1 tsp
• Vegetable oil / oil – 200 ml
• Eggs – 3 nos

Carrot cake

Eggs, oil and sugar getting beaten

sieving the flour

Grated carrot

Batter getting ready

Greased pan

About to bake

Under process

Fudge frosting

Preparation:

• Sieve the flour, cooking soda, baking soda and cardamom powder.
• Grate the carrot.
• Beat eggs, sugar and vegetable oil in a bowl.
• Add the flour little by little and continue beating gently.
• Add the grated carrot and continue beating.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degree.
• Grease the tray and pour the cake batter.
• Bake it for 10 mins.

I have dressed up this cake with a Fudge frosting.