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My\u00a0father is a vegetarian, and my mother loves fish. When they got married, they made a pact. No cooking non-veg at home, but dad would take her out to a restaurant whenever she had cravings, or parcel some of it home.<\/p>\n
Now, in those days,\u00a0families would frequently exchange food items, and it was tradition to never return a box empty. This carrot cake has been a family trademark for decades, and in those days, Indian women rarely made cake. Eventually what happened was, every family that made good fish, would send us fish fry and request for carrot cake in return. Win-win for all!<\/p>\n
So, here’s the carrot-cake family’s carrot cake recipe.<\/p>\n
Time taken: 1 hour 2 cups plain or whole wheat flour Preheat the oven to\u00a0180\u00b0C\/ 350\u00b0F and oil a 9″ cake tin.<\/p>\n Put the flour, salt, baking powder and spice powders in a bowl and stir well with a whisk to remove any lumps.<\/p>\n Mix oil and sugar together, stir for a couple of minutes<\/p>\n Add the eggs one by one, stirring well after each addition. Beat well.<\/p>\n Add the carrots, and the flour in parts, until well combined. Do not beat anymore, just gentle fold these in.<\/p>\n Pour into the greased cake tin and bake in a preheated oven for 40-50 min. When a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean, you know it is done.<\/p>\n Sprinkle some powdered sugar on top using a sieve, or frost with sweetened cream cheese.<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong>\u00a0As this cake is dense and rich, you can easily substitute the white flour for wheat flour, without much compromise.<\/p>\n This cake tastes even better the next day.<\/p>\n If you haven’t frosted the cake, serve it with custard and chopped bananas and grapes. The combination is delicious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My\u00a0father is a vegetarian, and my mother loves fish. When they got married, they made a pact. No cooking non-veg at home, but dad would take her out to a restaurant whenever she had cravings, or parcel some of it home. Now, in those days,\u00a0families would frequently exchange food items, and it was tradition to … Continue reading Carrot Cake<\/span>
\nMakes one 9″ cake<\/span><\/p>\nIngredients<\/h3>\n
\n2 cups white or brown sugar
\n2 cups grated carrot
\n1\u00bd cups oil
\n4 eggs
\n2 tsp baking powder
\n\u00bd tsp salt
\n\u00bd tsp cinnamon powder
\n\u00bd tsp clove powder
\n2 tsp cardamom powder<\/p>\nMethod<\/h3>\n
Serving suggestion<\/h3>\n