I was never really a fan of Carrot Cake (Bánh Cà Rốt)
all these while probably because I never had any good experience eating
a good carrot cake out there. However, I think it is one of best Vietnamese food.
Maybe the thought of eating a “vegetable” cake deterred me from wanting
to try this out compared to chocolate cakes or cheese cakes. Anyway,
not any longer ever since we got ourselves a Fagor oven in our new
house. Carrot cake rocks! More so when it is topped with lemon cream
cheese frosting and eaten slightly chilled.
My wife made this a couple of weeks back and I am now a fan of this best Vietnamese food.
Moist and nutritious, this carrot cake is laden with freshly grated
carrots, sweetened pineapples, oven-toasted walnuts and plump raisins. I
think the best part that there is no mixer involved (with a little
caveat that a mixer would be required to prepare the frosting). Just get
yourself a big bowl and spatula and give it a good mix manual.
What
makes this carrot cake so special that I have decided to call it the
Ultimate Carrot Cake Recipe? Well, it’s been handed down from my
mother-in-law to my wife; it tastes good as reported by many who have
tasted this and most of all, one piece is never enough. Need I say
more? Sift the flour with soda and baking powder. Add castor
sugar.Beat eggs lightly in a separate bowl. Add in vanilla essence.
Pour
egg mixture into the flour and stir well. Then add grated carrots
followed by cooking oil. Add in the chopped pineapples and stir
well.Then add in the raisins and walnuts.Pour mixture into a greased and
floured tray and bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 45
minutes.Remove from oven and allow standing to cool before applying a
thin layer of frosting. Now it is the end of making this best Vietnamese food.
To
sum up, cake is best served chilled. Beat cream cheese and butter
in a bowl of using a hand-held or electric mixer. Beat on low speed till
blended. Gradually add icing sugar (sifted) and continue beating until
smooth.Add vanilla essence and grated lemon and allow to beat till well
combined. Hope you like the making way of this best Vietnamese food. Have a nice day.
