jom buat carrot cake

hi all.. been ages since i last share my story with u people. well, there's nothing much to say actually. been doing the normal daily routine. nothing out of this world. weekdays, macam biasa lah. bangun pagi gosok gigi cuci muka mandi pakai baju *tweet* masa cikgu muzik kat sekolah dulu ajar, dia tak mention : 'mandi'. apa lah punya cikgu. kita mestilah mandi lepas gosok gigi & cuci muka. well anyway, then hantar mukhriz to school. then off to office. the same thing happens everyday monday to friday.

so weekends, kalau takde benda nak buat, i juz rest at home with the family. since my new maid is not so good at cooking (boleh lah tahan tapi tak lah sedap sgt..), i normally choose to cook and ask her to do other stuffs like laundry, ironing etc etc. i prefer to be chef alone in the kitchen. i'm not a pro but ok lah.. besides preparing lunch, i like to try out new recipes for desserts. nyumm nyumm... last weekend i tried new recipe for carrotcake. sedap jugak that recipe. u wanna try it? very easy peasy.


MOIST CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1 1/4 cup & 1 tbsp all purpose flour
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg (i didnt put this haritu sbb takde)
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 tsp grated orange zest (ni pun i didnt put sbb takde orange plk kat fridge masa tu.. hmmm)
1 1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup raisin (ni i didnt put sbb takut the kids tak suka)

1. preheat oven to 180c
2. in a bowl, toss together raisins, carrots and 1 tbsp flour
3. in a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients until well combined
4. then add in the carrot & raisin. mix until incorporated
5. pour the batter in a baking pan (jangan lupa sapu butter & alas parchment paper dulu)
6. bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

for the frosting:
4 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
4 oz butter (room temperature)
1 oz icing sugar

1. beat all ingredients until creamy and thick
2. then frost the cake. tapi kena make sure cake betul2 cool off tau, kalau tak cair bair frosting tu jadi mcm castard.

ok u alls. try yang ni dulu. nanti kalau ada masa lapang, i'll share some other recipes in my top list. selamat mencuba.. oxox W.