Basic Carrot Cake

Basic Carrot Cake

www.donnahay.com.au

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Cooking tools:

  • Hand mixer
  • Cake pan
  • Sifter
  • Grater
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Spoon
  • Parchment paper
  • Skewer
  • Cooling rack
  • Plate
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (125ml) grapeseed oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1¼ cups (300g) firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (300g) firmly packed grated carrot (about 3 carrots)
  • 1¾ cups (260g) plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup (125g) plain thick yoghurt
  • 1 cup (100g) walnuts or pecans, roughly chopped
  • 500g cream cheese, chopped and softened
  • ⅔ cup (110g) pure icing (confectioner’s) sugar, sifted
  • ¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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