Carrot Cake
Home style carrot cake made with 50% whole wheat and 50% white flour. Ever since I started baking, preparing this cake at home for kids has become a kind of tradition. Whenever I make this cake the next day breakfast boxes for kids and tea time snacks both are sorted and that's why I'm always happy to bake this
I'm still trying to make this with complete whole wheat, but couldn't get the perfect kids approved texture, so I sticking to both type of flours.
Before starting the prep, pre-heat the oven at 180 degrees.
Ingredients
- 3 cup Grated Carrot
- 3 Egg(Room temp)
- 1 Cup whole wheat flour
- 1 Cup All purpose Flour
- 1 Cup Refined Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 3/4 Cup oil
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder
- 1/2 Cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 pinch Salt
Instructions
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Sieve atleast 4-5 times all the dry ingredients - flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamom powder.
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Beat eggs, add in sugar, oil and vanilla extract, beat atleast for 5 mins until foamy.
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Now mix dry sifted ingredeints in to the wet ingredients and fold.
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Next add the grated carrots, chopped walnuts and gently fold.
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Divide the batter into two 8 inch cake tins(lined with parchment paper and dusted with flour)
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Bake at 180 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes, test the doness using the tooth pick test.
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Enjoy the delicoius and healthy treat with family!!
Recipe Notes
If you really have a sweet tooth, increase the sugar quantity to 1 + 3/4 cups.
