Rich and Delicious Carrot Cake
It's coming to that time of year where carrot cakes are coming back into season! We love the sweet carrot, cinnamon and walnut flavours of paired perfectly with the creamy, dreamy icing. 🍰
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Ingredients;
For the cake
- 350ml Olive oil
- 6 Eggs
- 275g Carrots
- 350g Soft dark brown sugar
- 2 Large orange zests
- 350g Self-raising flour
- Salt (to taste)
- 2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Salt (to taste)
For the icing
- 150g Icing sugar
- 30g softened butter
- 1 Lemon zest
- A few drops of vanilla extract
- 75g Cream cheese
- Walnuts to decorate
Method;
- Preheat the oven 180°C
- Line two 9" baking tins with baking paper and grease with oil or butter
- Lightly beat the eggs and peel and grate the carrots
- Mix the oil, eggs, carrots, sugar and orange zest in a large bowl
- In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon. Then sieve into the large bowl with the other ingredients
- Lastly, add the vanilla essence and lightly mix the ingredients together
- Spoon equally into the cake tins and cook for around 40 minutes
- Leave to cool for 5 minutes before turning the cake out onto a wire rack to cool
- Once the cake is cool, prepare the frosting by whisking the icing sugar, butter, lemon zest, and vanilla essence
- Finally, stir in the cream cheese and spread across the two cakes. Top with walnuts or decorations of your choice
- Keep in the fridge before serving!
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