Moist Carrot Cake
A great recipe for a mouth watering, moist carrot cake. Originally adapted from a parsnip cake recipe. Contains no eggs or dairy.
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Serves 10
Preparation and cooking times
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a 2lb loaf tin or tin of choice.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into a large bowl.
- Melt the margarine in a pan, add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
- Make a well in the flour mixture, then add the margarine and sugar. Mix in the parsnips, banana and orange rind and juice.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level the top with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. allow to cool before removing from the tin.
- (optional) For the topping beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar, orange juice and strips of orange peel, until smooth. Spread the topping evenly over the cake.
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Ingredients
- 250g Wholemeal self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground nutmeg
- 130g Margarine
- 130g Light brown sugar
- 250g Carrots, grated
- 1 Medium banana, mashed
- 1 Orange, rind finely grated and juiced
- For the topping (optional)
- 225g Vegan cream cheese
- 3 tbsp Icing sugar
- 1 Small orange, juiced
- Fine Strips of orange peel
- Or
- A light dusting of Icing sugar
- W/Soya custard or cream
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 10
Preparation and cooking times
Ingredients
- 250g Wholemeal self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground nutmeg
- 130g Margarine
- 130g Light brown sugar
- 250g Carrots, grated
- 1 Medium banana, mashed
- 1 Orange, rind finely grated and juiced
- For the topping (optional)
- 225g Vegan cream cheese
- 3 tbsp Icing sugar
- 1 Small orange, juiced
- Fine Strips of orange peel
- Or
- A light dusting of Icing sugar
- W/Soya custard or cream
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