Carrot Cake – The Peppery Cat Zero Waste Grocer

Carrot Cake – The Peppery Cat Zero Waste Grocer

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Our easy carrot cake recipe only needs one tin and two bowls – just add the wet ingredients to the dry and bake. This classic carrot cake has a touch of orange and walnuts plus the obligatory cream...

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Cooking tools:

  • Hand mixer
  • Sifter
  • Offset spatula
  • Cooling rack
  • Cake pan
  • Grater
  • Microplane
  • Kitchen scale
  • Measuring spoon
  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Fork
  • Parchment paper
  • Plate

Ingredients

  • 4 free-range eggs, at room temperature
  • 200ml/7fl oz vegetable or sunflower oil, plus a little extra for the tin
  • 250g/9oz carrots, coarsely grated
  • 100g/3½oz raisins or sultanas (optional)
  • 100g/3½oz walnut pieces, plus a few extra for decoration
  • 1 orange, zest only
  • 200g/7oz self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ tsp fine salt
  • 200g/7oz light brown sugar
  • 150g/5½oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • 300g/10½oz full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature

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