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Carrot Walnut Cake

CARROT WALNUT CAKE / WHOLEWHEAT CARROT CAKE

Gayathri Vijayakumar
Moist & Easy Carrot Walnut Cake is such a beauty to look at and tastes incredible. This cake makes a perfect brunch, snack or dessert!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Baked, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 & 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Ginger Powder

Wet Ingredients

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Grated Carrot
  • 1/2 cup Chopped walnut add some extra for topping.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F/180C. Grease & dust the loaf pan
  • Line the base of the pan with parchment paper.
  • In a big bowl sift the dry ingredients. Keep aside.
  • In another bowl add in the egg, sugar, milk, vanilla extract and mix it well with a whisk. Make sure sugar is completely dissolved and all ingredients are fully mixed.
  • To this, add the grated carrot and mix once.
  • Add the finely chopped walnuts and mix again.
  • Now sift in the dry ingredients little by little. Fold in using a spatula. Do not over mix.
  • Once the batter is ready, transfer it to the baking pan. Level and tap once.
  • Top it with few some more chopped walnut pieces if desired.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Once out of the oven, rest the pan undisturbed for 10 minutes.
  • Now loosen up the edges of the pan with a knife. Invert the loaf onto a cooling rack. Now turn the loaf right side up and let it cool completely on the rack before cutting.
  • Cut and store the cake in an air tight container.

Notes

This cake can be stored in room temperature for 3 days and can be refrigerated for 5 days. 
 
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