Carrot Cake

Carrot cake is easy to make, and is perfect to prepare the day before a party! Will take you 1 1/2 hour to make (1 hour of that is for the cake to bake in the oven). You could vary the topping after personal taste. Serves 8-10 people.


You need:

3 eggs
2 1/2 dl (1cup) sugar
3 dl (1 1/3 cup) all-purpose flour
3 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 dl (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
4 1/2 dl (2 cups) grated carrots

Cream Cheese Frosting:

50 g unsalted butter
3 1/2 dl (1 1/2 cup) powdered sugar
100 g Philadelphia
zest of 1 lime

Topping:
Walnuts

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 150'C (300 F)

1. Mix eggs and sugar with an electrical whisk until smooth and creamy.

2. Mix flour, baking soda, and spices in a bowl. Add slowly to the egg mix with with a hand mixer.

3. Add oil and the cleaned, grated carrots. Mix with a spoon. 

4. Add the mix in a cake pan. Grease the bottom of the pan with butter and add some bread crumbles (so the cake won't stick to the surface after baked).

5. Bake in oven for 50-55 min.

6. Make the frosting after the cake has cooled down. Mix philadelphia, powdered sugar and lime zest in a bowl. Melt the butter and add slowly while mixing. Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Add any topping you might like. It tasted good with walnuts!

Enjoy!