Carrot Cake

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5 carrots

320 grams all-purpose flour

230 grams granulated sugar

4 eggs

300 ml vegetable oil

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1,5 tsp baking powder

120 gr walnuts (chopped roughly or flour)

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Frosting:

250 grams cream cheese

140 grams butter room-temperature

60 grams icing sugar

half tsp vanilla extract

 

Pre-heat oven at 170° C.

Grate finely the carrots.

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Beat gently the eggs with the sugar until fluffy.

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Add the vegetable oil. Beat for a couple.

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Fold in the carrots.

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Sift into the mixture the flour, the baking powder and the cinnamon.

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Now add the walnuts chopped (flour is also good).

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Pour into a greased pan (21×21 cm if square; 23 cm diameter if a round one).

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Bake  for 50 minutes.

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Meanwhile in a container beat the butter with the cream cheese, add the icing sugar and the vanilla extract and mix again for a couple of minutes.

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When the cake is cold, top it with the icing.

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