I love a carrot cake, but Ive been put off in the past by complicated recipes with lots of ingredients and preparation. This recipe is very simple- you don't even need a mixer, just a bowl and a good old wooden spoon to stir. You do need to grate the carrots but its worth it!
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 250g self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 400g caster sugar
- 350ml vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 350g grated carrots (about 4 medium carrots)
- 120g chopped walnuts
- Cream cheese icing
- 225g cream cheese
- 110g margarine, softened
- 450g icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS
The mixture looks quite gloopy - don't worry! this is normal! There is also alot of sugar, you can halve the amount for a less sweet cake (I dont!)
its important to use full-fat cream cheese for the icing; if you use a low-fat version, the icing will just run off the cake.
Prep:30min › Cook:30min › Ready in:1hr
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease one 23cm round cake tin
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon and sugar.
- Add the oil and eggs, mix until blended, then stir in the carrots and nuts.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin
- Bake for 30 - 40 minutes in the preheated oven - check after 30 minutes. A skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean.
- Cool cake on a wire racks before removing from the tin.
- To make the icing: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese, add the sugar and cream well. Stir in the vanilla. Use to top the cooled cake.
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