Hi All….I am back after quite a break! Unfortunately during this break I didn’t cook anything new,so I was unable to update my blog. Here is something I made during my break. Pardon me for the pic. There were just these 3 pieces remaining when I remembered to click the picture. This carrot bread is really moist and delicious and it reminds me of the rich plum cakes we used to get from Monginis!
Ingredients:
1 and half cup All purpose flour/ maida
1 tsp baking pdr
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine flour,baking pdr,baking soda and salt in a bowl and keep aside
In another bowl, combine oil,sugar,eggs,brown sugar, honey and vanilla with an electric mixer. Add the shredded carrot and mix.
Then add the flour mixture to the other ingredients and mix until just combined.
Then add the raisins and walnuts and mix well by hand.
Pour batter into two 8 inch loaf pans. Bake for approx 45-60 minutes till a toothpick comes out clean.

July 5, 2008 at 10:42 pm
welcome back!
hope you had a good break. this sounds delicious.
are there carrot bits in the bread, would it work if you were to use mashed carrots?
July 5, 2008 at 10:53 pm
that looks great…tooo good!!!
July 6, 2008 at 12:24 am
Mona: Thanks Mona
About the cake do u mean boil and mash the carrots? You could try that. I dont know how it will taste. If you are worried about the time it will take to shred the carrot, dont….. I had to grate 1 and half carrot to get 1 cup. I did that while watching TV
Sowmya: Thanks dear
July 6, 2008 at 2:53 am
looks delicious! must bake soon –
July 6, 2008 at 3:53 am
Glad to see you back! I like carrot cake but for some reason the idea of adding carrots to cake is quite strange to me. I know I am wierd… I eat it but I cannot make it!
July 6, 2008 at 5:26 am
Welcome back HC. Cake looks yum. I grate it finely too for carrot cake, love the bits you get when you eat. Good one!:))
July 6, 2008 at 6:20 am
Sounds more like a cakey bread! Good recipe:)
July 6, 2008 at 9:41 am
Carrot isnt one of my favourite vegetables, so I wont comment on that..
But what I will say is Welcome Back!!! It’s good to see a post from you again. Dont you dare disappear!!!
July 7, 2008 at 1:58 am
welcome back!!
the bread looks good..it kinda reminds me of carrot cake for some reason…
July 7, 2008 at 6:33 am
Wecome back HC..Missed you all these days..
)
Lovely moist cake
July 7, 2008 at 9:06 am
Welcome back dear
)) Bread looks great, very nice recipe!!!
July 7, 2008 at 9:39 am
Welcome back!
I love carrot bread…and your recipe looks simple! Will definitely try this out!
July 7, 2008 at 4:33 pm
That carrot cake looks nice and moist and good!
July 7, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Dear Home Cooked,
I was looking for some cake recipes when i chanced upon your blog. Though I am not much for writing comments on blog, I thought this one is required! I tried out the carrot cake and it was munchilicious!!! (though the crust did not form as well as yours). And don’t even compare it to Monginis…it’s waaayyyyyyy better!
Am gonna try out more of your recipes. Thanks!
July 7, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Sorry…I meant Carrot Bread (slip of the mind, sheesh…)
July 8, 2008 at 6:45 am
HC, good to see u bk with delicious looking carrot bread.
July 8, 2008 at 9:50 am
AA: Thanks.Do let me know when you try it out.
Pooh: I can understand. I feel the same way about adding pineapples to pizza
Come over and you can enjoy this.
Asha: Yeah I know.When I told my husband its carrot bread,he couldnt believe it. He was searching for the carrot bits!
Sunshine mom: Yup it is….more cake and less bread
Gentle Whispers: Thanks dear
You should try this…maybe it will make you a convert! Yeah next time I wont disappear without informing first
Mandira: LOL…it is
I baked it in a loaf pan so called it carrot bread as I had already made carrot-pineapple cake ..
Swati: Thanks a bunch
Madhavi: Thanks a lot!
Sangeetha: Yup it is simple. let me know how it turns out.
Kevin: Yup it came out really moist and yummy.
Always hungry: Welcome dear ! Thanks a lot for the lovely comment. I am glad you tried it out. Isnt it heavenly
Let me know if you try out any more recipes.
Sia: Thanks dear
July 9, 2008 at 12:46 am
i donno if i told u this, HC, but my friend and i have started a food blog… if u hv the time visit us at http://www.bakingbuddies.wordpress.com and tell us what u think of our effort
July 9, 2008 at 2:46 am
hey nothing wrong with the snap ! it still looks moist and yummy
July 9, 2008 at 4:07 am
Hie Homy:)))
So Sorry cudnt come to ur space earlioer:))
So hw r u?
Wow u back with sweets
as usual… homy is just the BEST
July 9, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Mandira: Wow…. u did! I will definitely come by and try out some yummy treats
Kate: Thanks Kate. Hope you are feeling better.
Chakoli: Thanks dear
Come over for some sweets!
July 11, 2008 at 8:19 am
Ooo nothing wrong with carrot bread!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:12 am
good to see you back Hc! How are you? the carrot bread looks so delicious. nicely done.
July 11, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Ashley : Yup
Uma: Thanks dear.Good to be back. Now the entire day goes in checking others blogs and thinking what to cook next to post on the blog
July 15, 2008 at 10:54 pm
hm, smell the leaves, love it..!!
July 16, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I love plum cakes and that does look very rich and yummy.
July 20, 2008 at 2:11 am
Seena: I assume you are talking about the puris
Thanks.
Laavanya: Thanks Laavanya.
July 24, 2008 at 2:25 am
Nice bread… first time here nice blog..
January 29, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Hey..thats a nice cake..i will try this for sure:)
its my first visit to ur blog. Really good.
Welcome
I hope you visit again. Let me know if you like the cake.