Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Carrot cake recipe

Carrot is such an ingredient which is found in almost every kitchen.

It has a lot of benefits. It improves vision , helps in cancer prevention, helps in anti ageing , provides healthy glowing skin when used as a mask , is a powerful antiseptic , makes skin beautiful , prevents heart diseases, cleans the body , maintains healthy teeth and gums and much more.

So why don't make a dish out of it which is so healthy and of course is favourite of all. This recipe is easy to prepare and  really satisfies our sweet cravings in a healthy way. So, let's see what are the ingredients that are needed.

Carrot cake Ingredients:-

INGREDIENTS	QUANTITY
1. Sugar	1 Cup
2. Grated carrot	1 Cup
3. Plain Flour	1 & 1/2 Cup
4. Crushed pineapple with juice(canned)	1/2 cup
5. Baking Powder	1 tsp
6. Baking Soda	1 tsp
7. Vanilla Extract	1 tsp
8. Oil	2/3 cup
9. Eggs	2
10. Salt	1/2 tsp
11. Cinnamon	1 tsp

Cream cheese frosting Ingredients:-

INGREDIENTS	QUANTITY
1. Cream cheese	125 gm
2. Butter	1 tbsp
3. Icing sugar	1 & 1/2 Cup
4. Vanilla essence	1/2 tsp

Carrot cake procedure:-

1) Take a bowl and mix all ingredients for the cake.

2) Beat on medium speed for a couple of minutes.

3) Pour the mixture into a greased tin or microwave dish.

4) Bake at 180 degree Celsius for 40 to 45 minutes.

5) Let it cool down and refrigerate for 15 -20 minutes.

 For the cream cheese topping :-

1) Mix together cream cheese , vanilla essence and butter.

2) Gradually add icing sugar to taste.

3) Spread over cold cake base stored in refrigerator.

4) Enjoy with your family and friends. :)

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