Cik Ja's Carrot Cake

This lovely Carrot Cake was made by my colleague Cik Ja, which she brought to my house during Women Gathering recently. Thank-you Ja for kindly sharing the recipe which she said was given by a friend when she was in Oman but she modified it a bit.

For Carrot Cake lover, here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs - separate whites and yolks
1 ¼ cup Corn/Vegetable Oil
150g Castor Sugar
150g Brown Sugar
1½ cup carrot - shredded
250g Flour*
1 tsp Cinnamon Powder*
1½ tsp Baking Soda*
1 tsp Salt* (* sifted)
100 g walnut - chopped

METHOD:
1. Beat egg yolks.
Add in oil, castor sugar, brown sugar and shredded carrots and mix well.
Add in walnuts & the sifted ingredients and mix well.

2. Beat egg whites till stiff.
Fold in the egg whites into the other mixture.

3. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 175 celcius for 40 minutes.
(Note: cake cooks quickly, check after half hour)

FROSTING:
1 packet cream cheese
Icing sugar
Lemon Juice
- Beat cream cheese and add in sugar & lemon to taste.