Carrot Cake Delight
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A flavoursome cake with fresh carrot gratings for a softer texture! When warm goes well with ice cream. 40-45 minutes cooking time.
2 people made this
Ingredients
- 450g carrots peeled & grated
- 170g plain flour
- 2tsp baking powder
- 1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1tsp salt
- 2tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 2tsp vanilla essence
- 115g dark brown sugar
- 55g caster sugar
- 300ml sunflower oil
- 115g chopped walnuts
- 85g raisins (optional)
- FOR THE ICING
- 85g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 350g icing sugar
- 65ml maple syrup
Method
- Preheat your oven 350F/180C/gas 4. Line a 28 x 20cm tin with grease proof paper.
- Mix the flour,baking powder,bicarbonate of soda,salt & cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside.
- Beat the eggs and add vanilla,sugar & oil. Then add in the dry ingriedients.
- Add carrots,walnuts & raisions (optional). Pour into tins and bake till cake spings when touched. Takes 40-45 minutes.
- Leave on wire rack to cool.
- For the icing cream the butter and icing sugar till soft then add the syrup and mix till blended.
- Once the cake has cooled you can spread on the icing over the top.
Tip
For the decorations you can decorate with grated carrot or chopped walnuts.
