Carrot Cake

Since Carrots are known to be the sweetest vegetable besides sugar beet, they have made desserts out of it.
Back in the days of W2, desserts were really expensive and carrots weren't so it was perfect for them in the 1940's and 1950's ..
In the 1960's they were commonly available in most restaurants and cafes around the United States.

YOU WILL NEED

2 large grated carrots


230g of self-raising flour


3 eggs



150g of light brown sugar


the zest of 1 orange



half a teaspoon of ginger powder
and a teaspoon of cinnamon. delicious (Y)



50g of caster sugar (you can use normal white sugar, but caster sugar is finer)


240ml of vegetable oil

now for the procedure
it will smell gross somehow at the beginning LOL so please try smelling after you add the cinnamon and ginger :P

so

you add the sugars and eggs and vegetable oil in a bowl



mix till when combined!



add the zest..



and the cinnamon and ginger!



Sift the the flour into the batter and fold it in..



add the carrots.. the chopped walnuts and raisins are optional but adds a great taste 2 the cake :D



put the batter in the pot plate container whatever its called, that u want to bake in.. but make sure 2 butter it first!



make sure to even it out using a spatula or the back of the spoon!

bake it for around 1 hour.. and check if it is properly cooked by inserting a toothpick in the middle which comes out clean!

now for the cream cheese topping
you will need



one tablespoon of lemon juice



200g of cream cheese (room temperature)



90g of icing sugar that is sifted!


blend all together till you reach the consistency of spreading


like zees =D


After you take the cake out of the oven you let it rest for around 15 minutes in the baking tin..
later on you take out of the tin and let it rest for another 30 minutes and cool down completely =D

now add the cream cheese topping over the cake


like dees, and spread it out and make it look pretty or i keel you



and look how beautiful it is
i couldn't resist not having a bite O.O
NOW
go bake the cake and u'll forget about all the cakes you ever tried in your whole life

and thanks 2 the photographer (not 4 the last pics though LOL)
www.muneebmohamed.com for more information 8D

and thanks for your reading and interest! :D