Lemon-carrot cake. #localfoodcontest_nairobi_north

Name: Lemon-carrot cake. #localfoodcontest_nairobi_north
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 cup oil; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cloves; 1 pinch salt; 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 2 grated carrots; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Dorry Khatushiest Libokoyi @Dorrys_kitchen26

Kasarani

This is one of my trials that turned out so good. The taste is amazing. #localfoodcontest_nairobi_north

Dorry Khatushiest Libokoyi @Dorrys_kitchen26

Kasarani

This is one of my trials that turned out so good. The taste is amazing. #localfoodcontest_nairobi_north

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Ingredients

3 1/2 cupsall purpose flour
2 teaspoonsbaking powder
3/4 cupsugar
1 cupoil
3eggs
1 teaspooncinnamon
1 teaspooncloves
1 pinchsalt
1/2 cupfreshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoonlemon zest
2grated carrots
1 teaspoonvanilla essence

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Steps

1

In a bowl sieve the flour, cinnamon, cloves and baking powder. Then add in the salt and place aside
2

In a separate bowl whisk the oil, eggs, vanilla essence till well blended
3

Add in the lemon zest and carrots and whisk
4

Fold in the flour mixture alternating with the lemon juice to form cake batter
5

Pour in a loaf tin and bake at 170°C for 50 minutes or until when a skewer is inserted it comes out clean
6

Remove it from oven let it cool in the tin before placing it on a rack to completely cool
7

Frost as desired (tastes better with cream cheese icing). Enjoy