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Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients For Cake:
  • 3 cups of Carrots (Gaajar) (grated)
  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour (Maida)
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 2 tsp. Cinnamon Powder (Dal Cheeni Powder)
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 ½ cup Vegetable Oil

Ingredients For Frosting:
  • 8 ounces of Cream Cheese
  • 1 tbsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 1 stick of Butter (Makhan)
  • 1 pound of Powdered Sugar
  • Walnuts (Akhrot) (to your preferance)
  • Rind Of An Orange

Directions For Cake:
  1. Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Mix in grated carrots, vanilla and eggs. Beat, and add oil slowly.
  2. Pour into a buttered 8"x12" pan, or two 8" diameter round pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until the center is done. And let cool.

Directions For Frosting:
  1. Beat cream cheese by adding butter, orange rind, and vanilla. Add powdered sugar and continue beating.
  2. Frost cake with frosting before serving.


Serving Suggestions: Garnish with nuts before serving.
Degree of Difficulty: Medium
Recipe Category: Dessert
Recipe Ethnic Group: American

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