A traditional British dish in the Dessert classification, featuring 12 distinct ingredients. Follow the measured proportions below for authentic results.
Ingredients
0/12 prepped- 450mlVegetable Oil
- 400gPlain Flour
- 2 tspBicarbonate Of Soda
- 550mlSugar
- 5Eggs
- ½ tspSalt
- 2 tspCinnamon
- 500g gratedCarrots
- 150gWalnuts
- 200gCream Cheese
- 150gCaster Sugar
- 100gButter
Preparation Instructions
Read all instructions before beginning prep work.
For the carrot cake, preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3. Grease and line a 26cm/10in springform cake tin.
Mix all of the ingredients for the carrot cake, except the carrots and walnuts, together in a bowl until well combined. Stir in the carrots and walnuts.
Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes, then carefully remove the cake from the tin and set aside to cool completely on a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, for the icing, beat the cream cheese, caster sugar and butter together in a bowl until fluffy. Spread the icing over the top of the cake with a palette knife.
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