Carrot cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 8
Ingredients
- 250g self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 400g caster sugar
- 350ml olive oil
- 4 eggs
- 350g grated carrots
- 120g chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Icing
- 250g self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 400g caster sugar
- 350ml olive oil
- 4 eggs
- 350g grated carrots
- 120g chopped walnuts
- 225g cream cheese
- 120g chopped walnuts
- 100g unsalted butter softened
- 500g icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- STEP 1Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease two 23cm round cake tins.
- STEP 2In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon and sugar. Add the oil and eggs, mix until blended, then stir in the carrots and nuts. Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two prepared tins.
- STEP 3Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. A skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean. Cool cakes on wire racks before removing from tins.
- STEP 4To make the icing: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese, add the sugar and cream well. Stir in the nuts and vanilla. Use to fill and ice the cooled cake layers.
