Carrot Cake
Makes one 30 cm round cake.
Ingredients
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- 300g carrot, peeled and finely grated
- 250g unsalted butter
- 300g soft brown sugar
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 350g plain flour
- 1 level tablespoon baking powder
- grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 250g finely ground almonds
For the icing and garnish:
- 250g cream cheese
- 200g icing sugar, sifted
- grated zest and juice of 1 orange
- 60g chopped walnuts
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4.
You will need 1 x 30cm (12 inch) cake tin or springform mould, lightly oiled.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs to the creamed mixture, beating well between each addition.
Sift the spices, a little salt, flour and baking powder together; fold into the creamed cake mixture. Stir in the carrots, lemon zest and juice and ground almonds. Put the mixture into the prepared cake tin and spread flat with a knife. Bake for 1 hour, or until cooked; a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake will come out clean when the cake is ready.
Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes. Loosen from the tin and lift onto a wire rack. Allow the cake to cool completely.
To make the icing:
Sift the icing sugar. Then put the cream cheese and icing sugar into a bowl and stir together until well combined. Add the orange zest and some of the juice to taste. Be careful not to add too much juice as the icing will become too liquid.
Spread it over the top of the cake and sprinkle the top with chopped walnuts. Keep refrigerated.
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Rating 8.98/10 with 513 individual rating(s) given. Minimum rating 2, maximum rating 10
Comments:
| 9 | Everything is good you just nedd to put a method about the carrot cake how to do it and then you get the 1 more point you need. |
| 10 | super cake & easy to follow instrutions |
| 10 | Belting. made this for a charity cake sale. Loved by all |
| 9 | It sounds really good :)
I'm planning on making it tomorrow so I might consider using it )
Wish me luck everyone! (Fingers Crossed) |
| 10 | lks good taste gr8 |
| 10 | where is the photo? |
| 10 | best carrot cake eva great recipe |
| 10 | Superb cake .Best ever. |
| 9 | great taste i added a bit more mixed spice but still perfect |
| 10 | The cake was sooooooooooooooooo good, I mean wow!! |
| 9 | delicious!! my kids loved it!! it was gone in less than 1 hour, :) |
| 7 | ermmmm ok, bit sweet but gr8 |
| 9 | So nice that my Dad crept downstairs at 3am, finished the lot and blamed the poor dog. |
| 10 | HI |
| 10 | It tasted fab but took me over an hour n half to cook it in the oven! Well worth the wait!x |
| 8 | good |
| 10 | yammy -) |
| 10 | very nice, but i had to mak muffins instead coz i wouldnt have enoough time in the food tech!!! |
| 10 | i am going to make today....can not wait!!!!xxx |
| 10 | ... |
| 10 | Gr8 Just right Thanks |
| 8 | nice, a bit too sweet |
| 10 | ammazing!!!!!! |
| 10 | Fantastic cake only lasted 2 days before it was all gone. |
| 10 | very nice cake excellent tast doesnt dry and loose flavour in the fridge will make again |
| 10 | Excellent, couldn't fault it, definitely make again! Yum :) |
| 10 | easy to follow |
| 10 | good |
| 10 | Loved it |
| 10 | nice |
| 10 | stupendous
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| 10 | Fantastic cake! all my friends love it. Easy to make too. |
| 10 | great cake, easy to follow thanks |
| 3 | it was disgustingg, sorrry :( |
| 2 | I made it and it tasted of herbs |
| 10 | yu
it was super duper good
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| 10 | it was good
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| 10 | Went down extremely well with my whole family ....too well in fact as I didn't get to try some!! ... will be making this one again just for me!! :) |
| 10 | At last - a carrot cake recipe with orange in the icing too - just like my Grandma used to make!!! |
| 10 | not bad,thanks
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| 5 | dunno avent made it yet |
| 10 | its so good |
| 10 | nearly finished |
| 10 | yummy this is the best carrot cake i have ever tasted :) |
| 10 | whats cardamom do i need it in my cake??? iv not made it yet!:-| |
| 10 | yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm |
| 10 | havent made it yet but try and add some easer ones next timme and when you do make it in English |
| 10 | fab, really nice will make agian |
| 10 | this cake was reallllllyyy delicious,the filling was so fluffly and light, loved it :) |
| 10 | the cake tasted marvelous, one would like to say thankyou to another. (: |