Carrot cake

Name: Carrot cake
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 3 cups peeled and grated carrots; 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil (I used coconut); 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; Optional 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (you add your fav); Optional 1/2 cup raisins; No frosting this time

Ivy @mimiwanji

Nairobi

I keep forgetting to take pics during the process but I'll improve😋. Most time I'm just cooking for my fam.

Ivy @mimiwanji

Nairobi

I keep forgetting to take pics during the process but I'll improve😋. Most time I'm just cooking for my fam.

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Ingredients

2 cupsflour
3 cupspeeled and grated carrots
1 1/4 cupvegetable oil (I used coconut)
2 tspbaking powder
1 tspbaking soda
1 1/4 tspcinnamon
1 cupgranulated sugar
1 cupbrown sugar
3eggs
1 tspvanilla
Optional 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (you add your fav)
Optional 1/2 cup raisins
No frosting this time

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Steps

1

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a baking tin and flour it abit.
2

In bowl, whisk flour, baking powder & soda, cinnamon and salt.
3

In another bowl, whisk the oil, both sugars, vanilla once combined start mixing in the eggs one by one. Once it's well mixed, incorporate the dry ingredients in 3 parts with a wooden spoon.
4

Once the batter is smooth fold in your Carrots. I opted not to use nuts.
5

Place the batter into the baking tin and bake for 50mins-1hr or until springy to the touch and a toothpick at the centre comes out clean.