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Carrot cake recipe



Carrot cake recipe from grannygrunt

nut free kids can help can make in advance ok to freeze
Category Cakes and biscuits recipes
ServesNot stated
Prep time30 mins
Cook time1hr 15mins hours

gransnetter ratings

Ease of finding ingredients 9
Ease of cooking10
Success with kids10
Success with adults10
Overall Mark10

Ingredients

300g plain flour
200g brown sugar
200g carrots (grated)
250ml vegetable oil
4 eggs
Zest of an orange
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarb
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp cinnamon

Cream Cheese topping

340g cream cheese
85g unsalted butter
340g icing sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1) Grate carrots
2) Sift flour with bicarb, baking powder, mixed spice and cinnamon
3) Beat eggs with orange.
4) Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, then add carrots. Put in prepared 20cm (8") cake tin and bake for approx 1hr 15mins.
5) To make the icing mix butter and cream cheese till smooth
2) Add icing sugar gradually and mix in
3) Beat in vanilla extract and beat until smooth

gransnetter Reviews

From: almonds on Tue 18-Jun-19 10:37:37 Overall rating: 0.0
Another asking what oven temp please.
From: cakengifts on Fri 05-May-17 13:22:27 Overall rating: 9.8
This looks awesome!!! This recipe is also perfect. Next tomorrow on my birthday we will surely make it. http://www.cakengifts.in/eggless-cake http://www.cakengifts.in/cake-delivery-in-faridabad http://www.cakengifts.in/cake-delivery-in-delhi
From: Silverfish on Mon 05-May-14 17:21:18 Overall rating: 0.0
what oven setting
From: granfromafar on Fri 11-May-12 12:53:38 Overall rating: 10.0
This sounds yummy and similar to one I have used before. Just one word of warning - always use full-fat cream cheese for the topping. I tried using low-fat cream cheese once (trying to be 'healthy') and it goes all runny, so stick to the normal, full-fat type. Enjoy!
From: grannygrunt on Fri 20-Jan-12 19:27:18 Overall rating: 0.0
Yummy