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Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake for me, is a recipe redolent with good memories. It evokes my nephew's birthday - he always asked for carrot cake - 70's Bar Mitzvah parties, and many happy hours in cafes, savoring the cream cheese icing.


I don't make it often but when I do, the smell of cinnamon and spices floating in the kitchen, immediately send me back in time when the weather is cold and the family is standing around waiting for the cake to be cool enough to frost.


This recipe will make a small cake that can be halved and frosted, or 15 cupcakes, which of course, should be frosted.


BT's Carrot Cake


Ingredients:

For Cake:

1 cup tightly packed (110 grams) grated carrots

3/4 cup (150 grams) sugar

3/4 cup (177 ml) vegetable oil

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup (120 grams) flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon cloves

Half a fresh pineapple or 1/2 cup (105 grams) crushed pineapple

1/2 cup (80 grams) raisins

1/2 cup (50 grams) chopped walnuts


For Frosting:

1/8 cup melted butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 pound (125 grams) cream cheese


Directions:

For Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 F. (175 C.)

Hand grate carrots on medium gauge

Skin and core pineapple

Fine chop half of the meat and place in a sieve over a bowl to separate juice

Pour boiling water over raisins and then drain to remove any grit

Mix together eggs, salt, sugar and oil

Sift together flour, spices, baking powder and baking soda

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and incorporate

Add carrots

Add pineapple

Add raisins and nuts

If making cake, bake in two shallow tins

If make muffins, line tins with papers

Fill tins

Turn on fan feature of oven if available - provides more even baking

Bake 30 minutes for cake and 25 minutes for muffins

Remove from oven and let cool at least 1 hour before frosting


For Frosting:

Mix together butter and sugar

Add cream cheese, vanilla and lemon juice

Refrigerate for 1 hour before using


Enjoy! !בתיאבון




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