Moist carrot cinnamon cake

Name: Moist carrot cinnamon cake
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 cups self raising flour; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons cinnamon; 3 tablespoon margarine; I teaspoon of salt; 3 teaspoons vanilla essence; 1 3/4 cups lukewarm water; 3 eggs; 1 cup grated carrots

Nyambura @cook_22738737

Trying out a new skill...baking...and it was amazing!.#myfirstrecipe

Nyambura @cook_22738737

Trying out a new skill...baking...and it was amazing!.#myfirstrecipe

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Ingredients

3 cupsself raising flour
1 cupsugar
3 tablespoonscinnamon
3 tablespoonmargarine
I teaspoon of salt
3 teaspoonsvanilla essence
1 3/4 cupslukewarm water
3eggs
1 cupgrated carrots

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Steps

1

Prepare your baking tin by greasing it with margarine then dust with flour
2

Ensure that your jiko is well lit and heat the sand to 'create' an oven.
3

Sieve the flour then mix thoroughly with cinnamon, salt and grated carrots in a bowl(dry ingredients)
4

Melt the margarine in a pan, after which you'll mix it with sugar in a separate bowl.
5

Add the eggs one at a time in the sugar margarine mixture and whisk.Then add vanilla essence
6

Add the dry ingredients in to the mixture while stirring.
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Finally add in water while stirring to form a slightly thick batter
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Pour your batter into the baking tin, then place it on the heated sand and then cover with a tight lid.
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Bake for 15 minutes...then place charcoal on top of the lid..
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Bake for another 30-45 minutes depending on the amount of charcoal...check with a skewer to confirm if the cake is ready.
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After your cake is ready, wrap it with a cling film.