Carrot cake

Source: Joy of baking

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Carrot - 1 - 1 and 1/2 cups
Nuts(Walnuts or pecans) - 1/2 cup chopped
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 3/4 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Oil - 1/2 cup
Eggs - 2
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Method:


1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9" cake pan and line it with parchment paper.
2.Peel the carrots. Grate or finely chop the carrots .
3. In a mixing bowl, add the wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and whisk it together.
4.In another mixing bowl, add the eggs and beat it for about 1 minute until frothy. Add the sugar slowly and beat till the batter is thick and lightly coloured, for about 4-5 minutes.
5. Add the oil while beating the mixture.Now add the vanilla extract and beat for a minute.
6. Mix in the flour mixture and beat until incorporated.
7. Fold in the grated/chopped the carrots and nuts.
8. Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until the tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Allow it to cool for 10 -15 minutes before removing it from the pan.