carrot cake
a soft, light, utterly gorgeous cake
Servings: 32
Calories: 150.21kcal
Cost: 5p
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 orange
- 320 g carrots grated
- 200 g raisins
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 200 ml vegetable oil
- 350 g self raising flour
- 200 g sugar
Instructions
- Zest and juice the orange. Warm the orange juice in a saucepan and add the raisins to soak in it to plump up. Allow to cool.
- keep the orange carcasses to use in making marmalade once you have made all the carrot cakes for the month
- Warm oven to gas mark 4.
- Blitz all other ingredients together in food processor or mix together in large bowl with a wooden spoon.
- Pour into 2 cake tins, papered or greased. Or use silicone ones if you have them.
- Bake for 45 mins or until dark golden brown and springy in the centre to your touch.
- Click here to start a 45 minute timer
- Cut into 32 squares.
Notes
oven: 180C/160C fan/gas 4 You can make a half quantity of the carrot cake in an 8" square tin, cuts into 16 squares. It freezes well.
If you are following our planner you will make this 4 times in the month.
The salt value excludes any you have added yourself, as each family's tastes will differ
What changes can I make
- The flour can be plain with baking powder - mix 1 tsp of baking powder to each 100g of flour
- Or try wholemeal flour, again, you will need baking powder for this option
- Swap out the carrots for other veg.
- Try courgettes and lemon zest
- swede
- parsnip and maple syrup
- peas and lemon
- or even beetroot and walnut
- Use any other dried fruit you may have, or a mixture
- apricot and walnut
- dried apple and lemon
- prunes and ginger
- cranberry and white chocolate chunks
- Use mixed spice instead of garam masala
- Leave out the carrots and add the same weight of chocolate pieces, and perhaps a few salted peanuts
- Use melted butter or margarine in place of the oil
- Use Muscovado sugar for a nutty flavour
- Add 200g of chopped nuts, any kind
Nutrition
Calories: 150.21kcal | Carbohydrates: 20.59g | Protein: 2.3g | Fat: 7.03g | Saturated Fat: 5.31g | Cholesterol: 20.46mg | Sodium: 16.74mg | Potassium: 109.5mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 7.15g | Vitamin A: 1709.51IU | Vitamin C: 3.11mg | Calcium: 11.41mg | Iron: 0.39mg