Carrot Cake with Maple Butter Frosting Recipe

Assalamu Alaikum everyone!

Maryam here, and todays recipe is this filling moist carrot cake with a yummy maple butter frosting.  So let's jump right in!

Ingredients:

1 pound carrots, peeled

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cinnamon powder

4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup soft dark brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1/4 cups sunflower oil

1/2 raisins

Maple butter Frosting:

6 tbsp. butter, at room temperature

3 cups icing sugar

1/4 cup maple syrup

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and line an 11x8 - inch rectangular cake pan. I used a glass Pyrex dish.

2. Grate the carrots and set aside.

3. In a bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.

4. With an electric mixer, beat the eggs until blended.

5. Add the vanilla, sugars and oil; beat to incorporate.

6. Add the dry ingredients in three batches, beating well after each addition.

7. Add the carrots and raisins and fold in thoroughly.

(If you like nuts you can add 1 cup of chopped walnuts to the mixture)

8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until the cake springs back when touched lightly, 40 - 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then unmould and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

9. Mean while make the frosting. Cream the butter, icing sugar and maple syrup until blended.

10. Spread the frosting over the top of the cake.

Cut into squares. Serve and enjoy!

I hope you liked this recipe. It is one of my favourites, masha'Allah!

Well that is all for today. See you on Friday, insha'Allah!

Love and wasalaam,

Maryam