GRANNY’S CARROT CAKE

by Kyla Van Heerden

By Sarita Skinner

GRANNY’S CARROT CAKE

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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • • 500ml flour
  • • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • • 7ml bicarbonate of soda
  • • 1 teaspoon salt
  • • 15ml cinnamon
  • • 500ml treacle brown sugar
  • • 375ml oil
  • • 4 eggs
  • • 500ml grated carrot
  • • 1 small tin (220g) of pineapple, drained (crushed or chopped)
  • • 250ml pecan nuts
  • For the icing
  • • 90g President Cream Cheese
  • • 60g Bonnita Butter
  • • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • • 1½ cups icing sugar

Instructions

1.Preheat oven to 180° and prepare pans
2.Sift the flour before measuring, then sift it again with baking powder, bicarb, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.
3.Add the oil and eggs, then beat well to combine.
4.Fold in the pineapple and carrots until they are well combined.
5.Fold in the pecans.
6.Bake the mixture in two 22.5cm cake tins or a large bundt tin for 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
7.To make the icing, beat together the butter and cream cheese. Add icing sugar and vanilla extract, and do not overmix.
8.Let the cake cool down and then top it with the icing and pecan nuts.

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