The Simple Recipe You Need: Carrot Cake For Two
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil60 ml
- Sugar150 ml
- Brown sugar60 ml
- Egg1
- Cinnamon2 ml
- Nutmeg2 ml
- Allspice¼ tsp
- Vanilla4 ml
- Carrot · grated125 ml
- Flour125 ml
- Baking powder2 ml
- Pecan · chopped60 ml
- Cream cheese · softened85 g
- Butter · softened30 ml
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a 6-inch round cake pan.
- Whisk together the egg and oil.
- Whisk in the sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and vanilla, and beat for another minute.
- Beat in the grated carrot until well combined.
- Combine the flour and baking powder, then stir into the carrot mixture until just combined.
- Stir in the pecans now, or save them for the icing.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for about 25 minutes.
- Cool the cake completely on a wire rack before icing.
- For the icing, beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, then spread over the cooled cake.
Summarized from Glen & Friends Cooking's video. Watch it for the details.
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