BBC Food - Recipes - Carrot and walnut cake

BBC Food - Recipes - Carrot and walnut cake

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Individual carrot cakes topped with a pistachio and cream cheese icing and marzipan decorations.

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Ingredients

  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 200g/7oz light brown sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 85g/3oz vegetable oil , plus extra for greasing
  • 250g/9oz carrots , grated
  • 35g/1¼oz walnuts , chopped
  • 125g/4½ oz strong flour , sifted
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 200g/7oz cream cheese
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 50g/1¾oz pistachio paste (available online)
  • few drops green food colouring
  • 250g/9oz marzipan
  • few drops orange food colouring
  • few drops red food colouring
  • 20g/¾oz cocoa powder
  • 6 tbsp cocoa nibs

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