Carrot Cake with Cardamom

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Ingredients

Serves 8-10
Cake
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 cups carrots, shredded
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 orange, zest of
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup yogurt, plain
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 16 ounces cream cheese
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • pinches salt(optional)

Instructions

Cake
1 _ In the bowl of mixer, with paddle attachment, beat sugar and eggs until light yellow. Add vanilla.

2 _ In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, salt, cardamom, and cinnamon. Add carrots and orange zest and toss to coat.

3 _ Add flour mixture, alternately with yogurt and oil, to egg mixture. Stir only until just combined.

4 _ Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour two 9" cake pans. Pour batter evenly into pans. Bake until golden, about 50-60 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.


Cream Cheese Frosting
1 _ Cream butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar. Beat well. Add vanilla.

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