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Gather your supplies.

Gather your supplies.

First thing first, preheat your oven to 180'C (thats 350'F). Then spray your cake pan with nonstick spray (or spread with butter) and line the bottom with parchment paper/wax paper

Peel and finely grate your carrot

Peel and finely grate your carrot

In a separate bowl combine: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon powder. Mix well with fork

In a separate bowl combine: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon powder. Mix well with fork

In bigger mixing bowl, beat eggs for 1-2 minutes, or until frothy

In bigger mixing bowl, beat eggs for 1-2 minutes, or until frothy

Slowly add the sugar and beat it until the batter is thick and light colored

Slowly add the sugar and beat it until the batter is thick and light colored

Light colored like this

Light colored like this

While still mixing, pour the oil slowly

While still mixing, pour the oil slowly

Add in vanilla extract

Add in vanilla extract

Turn off your mixer. Then add dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the wet ingredients, mix it with rubber spatula just until it combined. Do not over mix

Turn off your mixer. Then add dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the wet ingredients, mix it with rubber spatula just until it combined. Do not over mix

Add in the carrot and mix it until incorporated

Add in the carrot and mix it until incorporated

Final batter. Pour it into your baking pan. I use 8 inch square dish.

Final batter. Pour it into your baking pan. I use 8 inch square dish.

Put it in the oven and bake it for about 35-40minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

Put it in the oven and bake it for about 35-40minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

Ta-da. Here's your dense and moist carrot cake. Let it cool before you frost it with cream cheese.

Ta-da. Here's your dense and moist carrot cake. Let it cool before you frost it with cream cheese.

FROSTING: 1/2 stick (1/8cup) unsalted butter, 120gr cream cheese, 1/2 cup icing sugar(sifted), 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. How: Beat together butter & cream cheese. Add sifted icing sugar, then vanilla

I cut my cake in half, put frosting and spread nuts on top of 1 half, then stacked the two halves together

I cut my cake in half, put frosting and spread nuts on top of 1 half, then stacked the two halves together

  • 1.0c All purpose flour
  • 200.0g Carrot (finely grated)
  • 1/2c Sugar (add more up to 3/4cup if u like sweet)
  • 3/4tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2tsp Baking soda
  • 3/4tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 1/4tsp Salt
  • 1/2c Vegetable oil
  • 1.0tsp Pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2c Toasted nuts (walnut, pecans) *optional