Carrot Cake with a Cream Cheese Frosting
Carrot Cake recipe with a hint of walnuts and cinnamon and a tangy cream cheese frosting. Simple, Sweet, Moist and Flavourful.
Servings Prep Time
6portion 10minutes
Cook Time
30minutes
Servings Prep Time
6portion 10minutes
Cook Time
30minutes
Ingredients
For the Cake:
For the frosting:
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
  2. Line a round 8 inch pan with parchment paper.
  3. Whisk flour baking powder,baking soda,cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
  4. In a separate bowl with a electric mixer whisk eggs till frothy and then add sugar gradually till the batter is pale and thick and then beat in the vanilla.
  5. Add the flour mix to the batter and mix till incorporated.
  6. Add the grated carrots and walnuts and fold in with a spatula.
  7. Bake for 25-30 mins or till a toothpick in the centre comes out clean.
  8. For the frosting beat the butter with cream cheese with electric beater just until blended.
  9. Gradually add sifted icing sugar to the mix and beat on low speed until smooth.
  10. Lastly add the vanilla and lemon zest and beat.
  11. Spread the frosting on the cool cake and decorate with walnuts and refrigerate the leftovers.
Recipe Notes

Always ensure to sift your flour before measuring.