Carrot Cake

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Ingredients:
Grated Carrot       -    2 cup full
Powdered Sugar   -    1 + 1/2 cup
Eggs                     -     3
Dates,chopped     -    1/2  cup
Raisins,chopped                 -    1/2  cup
Cashew, coarsely ground  -   1/2 cup
Vegetable Oil (or Ghee or equal parts of both)     -     1 + 1/2 cup
Baking Soda             -   1 tsp.
Cinnamon Powder   -    1 tsp.
Salt                           -    a pinch
All Purpose Flour     -    2 cup

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to a 180 C. Lightly grease a 9 inch pan with oil or butter and line it with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Sift the flour, salt and baking soda at least thrice.
3. Beat the eggs using a beater for 3 mins.
4. Add the sugar to the beaten eggs and combine well.
5. Combine slowly the sifted dry ingredients and oil alternately starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
6. To the above batter add Cinnamon Powder, dates, raisins and cashew nuts and combine well.
7. Finally add the grated carrot to the batter and combine well.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared tin, smooth out the top lightly and place the tin in the center of the oven and bake for an hour.
9. Check if the cake is cooked by inserting a tooth pick  or a sharp knife.(The cake is cooked if it comes out clean if not small crumbs will be stuck to the knife).
10. Give it another 10 mins. if not cooked.
11. Remove from oven and leave it out to cool. Then Serve.