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Best Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Recipe

Course Cakes
Cuisine International
Servings 7 Cake

Ingredients
  

  • Whole Wheat Flour - 175 gm
  • Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
  • Baking Powder-1 tsp
  • Milk - 100 ml
  • Egg - 1
  • Ghee - 70 ml
  • Grated Carrot-200gm
  • Powdered Jaggery / Brown Sugar – 150 gm
  • Vanilla Essence - 1tsp
  • Walnuts - 75 gm
  • For Egg Free Version:
  • Yogurt / Curd - 50 ml
  • For The Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • Cream Cheese - 100 gm
  • Brown sugar/ Jaggery - 25 gm
  • Vanilla - A few drops
  • Milk-2-3 tbs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180°C or your pan on medium low flame on small burner.
  • Grate carrots and set aside.
  • Chop walnuts and set aside.
  • Mix together wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon and sift it twice.
  • In a bowl combine ghee, milk, egg or yogurt, brown sugar and vanilla and mix well.
  • Add the carrot to wet ingredients and mix well.
  • Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix to form a thick batter.
  • Line and grease a 7" cake tin and keep it ready.
  • Transfer the batter to the tin.
  • If making a plain cake, decorate the top with walnuts otherwise leave it plain.
  • Bake in the oven or pan for 35-40 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
  • Rest on wire rack for a while, and then transfer to the wire rack.
  • Cool completely.
  • Mix together cream cheese, sugar, essence and gradually add milk until you reach the required consistency.
  • Transfer to the top of the cake and spread it evenly with a spatula.
  • Decorate it with walnut halves and rose petals.