Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 300g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 300g sugar
• 300ml vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 300g grated carrots
• 100g walnuts, chopped
• 300g cream cheese
• 100g butter, soft
• 300g icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

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Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 175°C, grease two 23 cm cake tins.

2. 2

   Whisk flour, baking powder, soda, spices and salt.

3. 3

   Whisk sugar, oil and eggs until smooth.

4. 4

   Fold dry into wet, then fold in carrots and walnuts.

5. 5

   Divide between tins and bake 32 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

   ⏲ 32 min timer — runs automatically in the app

6. 6

   Cool completely on a rack.

   ⏲ 1 h timer — runs automatically in the app

7. 7

   Beat cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla until fluffy.

   ⏲ 3 min timer — runs automatically in the app

8. 8

   Sandwich and frost the cakes.