Carrot Cake (Using left over sugar syrup)

I had  loads of sugar syrup left over from the Gulab Jamuns.

Usually i try to prepare some sweet dish using that.

This time , i tried it in my cake and the result was not bad.

Ingredients:

Carrots grated - 1

Whole meal self raising flour - 1 cup

Sugar syrup (left over) - 1 cup

Nutmeg powder - 1 tsp

Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp

Eggs - 2

Olive Oil spread - 1 tsp (Optional)

Mixed nuts- walnuts, cashew nuts, raisins, almonds - 1/2 cup

For Garnishing:

Nutella
Cake Sprinklers

Procedure:

1. Take a mixing bowl. Beat 2 eggs.

2. Next add the whole meal self raising flour and the sugar syrup.

3. Add the grated carrots gradually and mix the ingredients.

4. Add the nutmeg powder and the cinnamon powder and the olive oil spread and mix.

5. Finally add in the nuts and mix well. The batter is ready.

6. Grease the baking tray with olive oil spread. Pour in the prepared batter and spread it uniformly.

7. Sprinkle some nuts on the top.

8. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes and bake the cake for around 25 minutes. 

9. The baking time depends on the oven. Insert a fork in the cake. If it comes out clean, cake is ready.

10. Once ready, place it on a wire rack to cool down.
11. Once it cools down, spread a layer of nutella.
12. Next sprinkle the cake sprinkles.

Cut the cake and its ready to be served