Carrot cake

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• LiziJ

  13 October 2010

  LiziJ rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a beautiful cake - however ever ended up baking for about 30 minutes longer than suggested. Probably due to the pineapple I added made it slightly more moist?

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• Fran

  22 October 2010

  Fran commented on this recipe

  This has to be the best carrot cake recipe I've found and I've been searching for years. I had it as a layer of my wedding cake and everyone loved it. Many have asked for the recipe.

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• Fran

  22 October 2010

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• itspjb

  26 October 2010

  itspjb rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I did wonder as to the necessity of so many ingredients and considered if this could be called "carrot cake", with so many ingredients. Some purists might consider so many ingredients unnecessary. However, anyone else still wondering whether to try this recipe - I would urge you to go ahead. It is a truly wonderful taste experience; one of the best cakes I have ever tasted.

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• tanyainthevoid

  27 October 2010

  tanyainthevoid rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Utterly gorgeous. Followed the recipe to a T and it turned out perfect. Will defiitely be making this for my best friends birthday cake.

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• Sue

  31 October 2010

  Sue commented on this recipe

  Hey i'm interested in baking carrot cake since the holidays are almost here. But can i use self raising flour instead of plain flour?

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• Sue

  31 October 2010

  Sue commented on this recipe

  and butter instead of oil?

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• Alex

  07 November 2010

  Alex rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really moist and delicious. I also found i had to cook it for an extra 15 mins.

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• Northern bint

  12 November 2010

  Northern bint commented on this recipe

  I made this recipe for the first time today and it tastes fabulous! Although I did have to leave it in the oven for another 30 mins. It looks fab and it tastes fab, I shall def make this again. 10/10

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• cazzle73

  16 November 2010

  cazzle73 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake as a tray bake as i find that lasts a little longer i didnt use pineapples but love this cake it will be a weekly thing in our house .

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• lovefood

  26 November 2010

  lovefood commented on this recipe

  amazing!easy!flexible!

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• Anita

  01 December 2010

  Anita rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This has been a hit every time I've made it, and I have been asked to pass it on several times!

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• hunnybun

  07 December 2010

  hunnybun rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made this today and it turned out beutiful.Mine only took an hour to cook.Left out pineapple.Going to make it as part of my wedding cake yummhh.

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• DaniBear

  10 December 2010

  DaniBear commented on this recipe

  I've made this cake a few times now and comes out perfect everytime. I leave out the pineapple and use half walnuts half peacans. I also add a teaspoon of ginger as it seems to give it a lift. I think the icing needs to be quite sharpe so I add some lemon juice to the mix which definately helps.

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• Caela_B

  11 December 2010

  Caela_B rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake for the first time today and it's absolutely delicious, will definitely be making it again! I too had to leave it in for an extra half hour (I did include pineapple) and also added some lemon juice to the icing, that really gave it a lift. Recommend this recipe!

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• Brian

  15 December 2010

  Brian rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I followed this recipe exactly (except the pineapples).. it needed an extra 20 mins cooking time. The result .....absolutely delicious....nothing more to say...just .. DELICIOUS.

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• katerina

  26 December 2010

  katerina commented on this recipe

  I have tried many carrot cake recipes but I think that this is definitely the ultimate one. I do tend to add more carrots than included in the ingredients, leave out the nuts and definitely use the pineapple. In the frosting I also use some lemon rind and maybe a little juice to give it a nice tang. I make 2 loaf tins. Nice to have something that you have baked to give away.

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• welsh lass

  26 January 2011

  welsh lass rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I make this cake on a regular basis. Mainly cook in two sandwhich tins as I think it needs more frosting in centre. Sometimes convert into cupcakes. I do add more spice (mixed spice) and sultanas soaked in orange & lemon juice. It needs the walnuts and doesnt taste the same without. Chop smaller for children if necessary. Better than any shop bought.

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• Aurelie

  26 January 2011

  Aurelie commented on this recipe

  Simply delicious! I don't like the frosting recipe, however.

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• Rae

  27 January 2011

  Rae rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this cake for my work colleagues... was gone in seconds! Very nice, moist cake - did take about 15 minutes longer too cook but may have been my oven!

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Ingredients

• 300g plain flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 200g soft brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 250ml oil
• 1 orange , zested
• 1 lemon , zested
• 200g carrots , finely grated
• 150g walnuts , chopped
• 227g tin pineapple pieces, well drained and chopped (optional)

FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

• 125g unsalted butter at room temperature
• 50g icing sugar
• 250g cream cheese

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Serves 12

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 40 mins

Cook 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 300g plain flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 200g soft brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 250ml oil
• 1 orange , zested
• 1 lemon , zested
• 200g carrots , finely grated
• 150g walnuts , chopped
• 227g tin pineapple pieces, well drained and chopped (optional)

FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

• 125g unsalted butter at room temperature
• 50g icing sugar
• 250g cream cheese

Per serving

628 kcalories, protein 7.6g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 48.5 g, saturated fat 15.5g, fibre 1.6g, salt 0.53 g

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