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My grandma (Granny Ah Ngo) used to make a carrot cake similar to this when I was a child. She would use it as a children's birthday cake (without the ginger) and decorate them beautifully. Children just love this spiced carrot cake.!! It is also a great cake for picnics and tea parties, as a tea cake. This is a very simple recipe, with very simple ingredients.Info
- Prep: ~30 mins.
- Cook: 30 mins. - 1 hr.
- Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups Plain Flour
- 1 cup Sugar (I use raw sugar, but any sugar is fine)
- 2 Tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 Tbsp Ground Ginger
- 1/2 Tbsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1 - 2 cups Grated Carrot ( 1 medium-large carrot is what I used)
- 1/2 Tbsp Vanilla Esscence
- 2 Eggs
- 2 pots (4 tbsp) Natural Yogurt
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
Step 1
Grease and flour the pan. I always do this first, as it gets the annoying stuff out of the way and leaves you with good, fun cooking time.
Step 2
Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger, and ground nutmeg (in my case vanilla essence).
Step 3
Add the grated carrot to the dry mixture and mix in well. This allows the flour to stick to the carrot and soak up any unwanted moisture. .
Step 4
Mix the wet ingredients together in a different bowl. Eggs, milk, yogurt, and oil..
Step 5
Mix the two mixtures together, until smooth..
Step 6
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. (round, square, rectangle, whatever). And level the mixture evenly..
Step 7
Bake for about 45mins - 1hr or until golden brown, on a moderate temperature setting, about 180C or 356 degrees Fahrenheit (my oven doesn’t have temperature settings, the joy of living in Egypt….).
Step 8
Allow to cool for 5-10mins. Plate and decorate your spiced carrot cake as desired… I used icing sugar mixed with ground ginger. Another good idea is whipped cream or a cream-cheese based icing. Enjoy :).
Enjoy enjoy.....Yummy yum yum....SPICY! @_@
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