dessertBritish

Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 250 g carrots; 200 g light brown sugar; 200 ml sunflower oil; 3 eggs; 200 g self-raising flour; 2 tsp mixed spice; 100 g walnuts; 200 g cream cheese; 100 g icing sugar; 50 g butter

Spiced, moist and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. A proper crowd-pleaser.

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Prep 20m · Cook 30mServes 12Easy

dessert baking cake classic

Ingredients

Serves 12

250 g carrots, grated
200 g light brown sugar
200 ml sunflower oil
3 eggs
200 g self-raising flour
2 tsp mixed spice
100 g walnuts, chopped
200 g cream cheese, for frosting
100 g icing sugar
50 g butter, softened, for frosting

Cook

Method

1
Whisk sugar, oil and eggs. Fold in flour, spice, carrots and walnuts.
10 min
2
Divide between two 20cm tins. Bake at 180°C for 25-30 minutes.
30 min
3
Beat cream cheese, icing sugar and butter until smooth. Sandwich and top the cakes with frosting.
10 min

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