Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Serves: 16
Ingredients:
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 200ml vegetable oil
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup grated carrots
• ¼ cup raisins
• ½ cup chopped pecans
Ingredients – Icing
• 50g butter, softened
• 250g cream cheese
• 1 cup icing sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
Method:
• Preheat the oven to 175°C.
• In a blender, mix the eggs and sugar together until light in colour and creamy.
• Add the oil, flour, vanilla essence, salt, baking powder, bicarb and cinnamon and mix together until just combined.
• Stir in the carrots, raisins and pecan nuts.
• Cook for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool the cake completely before icing. To make the icing. Simply mix all the ingredients together and blend well until smooth, light and white in appearance.
• Ice the cake and decorate with whole pecan nuts and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Notes:
Dish Size: 35cm x 22cm dish
Source: http://www.justeasyrecipes.co.za/2015/10/02/yummiest-carrot-sheet-cake-recipe-ever/
