*oppss, abit exaggerating?*

Anyways, It's my dad's birthday yesterday, and i decided to make the birthday cake.. They didnt want something too sweet.. or cheesey... So, a Carrot Cake would be good i presumed

This recipe has been tried. I made it last Nov for my dog's birthday but without nuts. It was a really good cake, so, making it for my dad's birthday... again.. would be good !! (no need to fear if it turns out good or not.. hahaha)

Ok, so first, grate the carrots (about 6 medium carrots). and crush some nuts, i used almonds, walnut would be good too. Then whisk oil, sugar and eggs until thick n creamy. Add in the carrots and nuts, stir well. Sift in the dry ingredients (flour, bicarbonate soda and 1 tbsp or cornflour*) . I pour the mixture into 2 8" baking tins, so i'll have the layers ready, dont need to halved them later.. Bake at 180 C for about 45 mins.. well, depending on what type of baking tins u use..

Then beat butter, cream cheese and icing sugar to make the frosting

After that, it depends on your creativity on how u wanna decorate the cake.. or just eat it

*Nigella said, with a lil bit of cornflour added, it'll make the cake's texture fluffier n softer*

i covered the whole cake with the Cream Cheese Frosting, and added almond flakes all around it.. with some strawberries..

Strawberries are just .... fantastic.. hahaha.. they make any cake look beautiful. The words kinds smudge abit.. hehe

Happy Birthday DAD !!

Cream Cheese in between of the layers.. yummyy

Texture was really great.. it's even better with nuts

I could have eaten the whole cake.. but er... need to watch my waistline

	rokh May 21, 2006   04:51 PM PDT   oh and found that the amount of sugar is quite a lot, both brown and white, is it too sweet?

	rokh May 21, 2006   04:50 PM PDT   wanna ask how much cream cheese and butter did you use to frost the entire cake with some in the middle?

	swee May 13, 2006   12:30 AM PDT   yup joanne. actually i would love it with a super thick layer of cream cheese in between. but this cake's for my dad (and other elderlys) didn't want to make it too fattening for them.

	joanne May 10, 2006   01:13 PM PDT   hey, yr carrot cake looks yummilicious. for improvement, try a 2nd layer of cream in the cake. i had the best carrot cake in london, and it was becoz there were another layer of cream, making it wonderfully rich. try it ? good luck.

	rokh April 17, 2006   01:05 PM PDT   looks really really yummy! i wanna make one too!

	swee April 11, 2006   11:40 PM PDT   hoho.. thank u jenn & kampongboycitygal

	KampungboyCityGal April 11, 2006   12:45 PM PDT   Whoa..Looks fantastic..Ur a loving daughter

	Jenn April 11, 2006   03:05 AM PDT   That looks delicious!