Carrot cake
Carrot cake is one of the favourite cake of the most.it is soft ,moist, light and fluffy cake which can be stored for several days without drying it.it is easy to make and the main ingredients are are all purpose flour ,carrot ,sugar, butter etc.

Ingredients
200 gram maida (all purpose flour)
½tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp applesauce
150 gram sugar
130 gram grated carrots (4 carrots)
110 gram butter
3eggs
Pinch of salt
1 tsp Nutmeg and cinnamon powder (optional)
50 gram chopped  pecans and walnuts


For frosting
200gram icing sugar
200cream cheese
100butter

Directions
 1st let prepare frosting
Take a b bowl add icing sugar , then add butter and cheese Cream and whisk it well untill it reaches the Creamy texture. Frosting is ready keep a side.


Let's make cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees f
 180 degree Celsius

Sieve the flour, add baking powder, baking soda, Nutmeg and cinomman powder.pinch of salt
Mix all the dry ingredients well.
Now take classified butter , add into it vanilla, eggs sugar  and applesauce. And mix it 
Then pour this mixture into the dry mixture. Apply cut and fold strategy to mix it. Now add  carrots, walnuts and pecans.and mix it .

Take a baking tin/ cake mould applied butter paper and pour  the cake mixture into the mould and bake for 35 minutes.
Insert the toothpick and see if the cake is done. Remove from the oven rest for 10 to 15 minutes or till it comes to the room temperature.

Then apply the cream cheese frosting and put in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes.
Sprinkle some chopped walnuts and pecans on the  edges. Your cake is ready.

Note

Always use brown sugar this not only sweetens the cake but also produces   flavour and moisture to the cake.

To prevent the cake from lasting too moist and oily always put pineapple Apple sauce .
You can prepare the frosting ahead and keep in refrigerator, when needed remove it from the refrigerator bring to the room temperature and mix for 1 minute with hand mixture then use it .

Always use grater whole carrot from home, do not use the package pre shredded carrots because they hard and dry.
Instead of walnuts you can also add raisins or shredded coconut.

Enjoy....