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Tea Time Carrot Cake
Author:
Naush
Ingredients
All-purpose flour 1 cup
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking soda 1 tsp
Cinnamon powder 1/2 tsp
Nutmeg powder 1/4 tsp
Salt 1/4 tsp
Milk 1/2 cup
Vinegar 1/2 tsp
Granulated sugar 3/4 cup
Light brown sugar 1/4 cup
Vegetable Oil 1/2 cup
Eggs 2 large
room temperature
Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Grated Carrots 2 cups
Pineapple chunks [juice squeezed out] 1/2 cup
Chopped walnuts 1/2 cup
optional
Golden raisins 1/2 cup
optional
Instructions
Preheat oven at 180°C.
Prepare 9x13 inch cake pan by lightly coating with oil and lining with parchment paper on the bottom.
Buttermilk Preparation: In a small bowl, add milk and vinegar. Stir and keep aside for 5 minutes.
In a big bowl, beat the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, buttermilk and vanilla in a large bowl.
In another bowl combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt and nutmeg.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated.
Fold in the carrots, walnuts, pineapple chunks and raisins just until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 180°C for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Serve warm. Enjoy!