CARROT CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

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CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Over the weekend I had many projects to do, and so I left my blog unattended. My apology to everyone who reads my blog. So with a fresh start I give you; carrot cake. The most common cake that everyone likes to make, so I thought of sharing my own version and how it looks like. In my carrot cake recipe I like to put well of course the usual; walnuts, carrots( it is a must) and lemon zest ( in cake batter and frosting).

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Here is the recipe:

I used 2 same sized pans ; 6 inch.

  • 185g unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups coarse grated carrots
  • 3/4 roughly chopped walnuts
  • 3/4 plain flour ( superfine flour)
  • 3/4 self raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon of mixed spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 a lemon zest

Instructions;

  1. Using a kitchen aid mixer or if you do not have one a hand mixer is fine, mix butter and sugar until it turns into a pale white colour at medium speed. Slowly add in the eggs one by one. Mix just enough at slow speed until it is all combine and stop.
  2. Sift all the dry ingredients together and mix in the zest after sifting.( so that the zest wont clump together).
  3. Fold in the flour in 2 or 3 times, get it all incorporated nicely. The walnuts go in last mixing it in nicely and you are done.
  4. Pour the batter into two tins, separating them into halves.

Bake @ 170 degree celsius for about 30 – 40 minutes

Do check on it after 30 minutes,depending on some ovens yours and mine maybe different.

Cream cheese frosting:

  • 120g packaged cream cheese
  • 60g unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 cup of icing sugar ( sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Instructions :

  1. Beat cream cheese and butter and lemon zest until light and fluffy.
  2. Gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar, beat until  combined.
  3. Lastly add in the lemon juice, mix well.

When do you start frosting the cake ?  Until your cake is cooled,and while your cake is cooling place your cream cheese in the fridge getting it nice and cold and easy to work with. Good Luck !

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