Carrot Cake

This recipe is from Nita Mehta's Cake & Cookies recipe book. Honestly, her recipes are simply awesome & I vouch for them with full heart.

So here it is.. you need:-

1 1/2 cup grated carrots

2 eggs

85 gms flour

1 tsp baking powder

A pinch of soda-bi-carb (mitha soda)

100 gms (3/4 cup) powdered sugar

1/2 cup Oil

1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon

1. Sieve flour, baking powder, cinnamon powder & soda. keep aside.

2. In a medium pan, beat egges & powdered sugar till frothy (double the original volume)

3. Add Oil & beat again.

4. Add grated carrots to the flour. Mix lightly, coating the carrots well.

5. Add carrot mixture to the egg mixture & mix gently or beat at low if using electric egg beater.

6. Pour in a greased pan of 7"X4" OR 6" bake dish & bake in preheated oven at 150C for 1 hour or till cake is done. (if using convection oven, bake at 160C for 1 hour 5 mins)

7. Let the cake cool for 10 mins before removing from the dish.