MICROWAVE GINGER CARROT CAKE
Ginger carrot cake is a sweet spice cake with grated carrot and ginger mixed into the batter. The carrot softens in the cooking process, and the cake usually has a soft, dense texture. The carrots themselves enhance the flavor, texture and appearance of the cake. The combination of ginger and carrot provides a light, moist and flavorful cake.
Ingredients
Sugar
: 1 cup
Brown sugar
: 1/2 cup
Butter
: 1/4 cup
Eggs
: 2
Salt
: 1/2 tsp
All purpose flour
: 2 cups
Baking soda
: 2 tsp
Vanilla extract
: 1 tsp
Ground cinnamon
: 1/2 tsp
Raw finely grated carrots
: 1 cup
Crushed ginger
: 1 tsp
Walnuts pieces
: 1/4 cup
For butter cream frosting
Pure cane powdered sugar
: 1/2 cup
Milk
: 1/4 cup
Vanilla extract
: 1 tsp
Sliced Butter (softened)
: 1 stick
Method
- Lightly grease the tupperware with butter. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, butter, and eggs. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet mixture and blend well. Finally add walnuts, carrot and ginger into the batter.
- Pour in the greased tupperware and place it on a trivet in microwave oven.
- Cook for 10 minutes, giving the dish a quarter turn every 3 minutes. Keep rotating the pan 1/4 turn three times until a skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan.
- Invert on rack and let cool.