The ultimate carrot cake recipe | delicious. magazine

The ultimate carrot cake recipe | delicious. magazine

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Carrot cake with cream cheese icing is a classic afternoon tea treat. We've created the ultimate recipe using dark muscovado sugar and soured cream.

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Ingredients

  • 260g wholemeal flour
  • 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 medium free-range eggs
  • 170ml sunflower oil
  • 60g soured cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean extract
  • 170g dark muscovado sugar
  • 170g soft light brown sugar
  • 320g carrots, grated
  • For the icing
  • 220g full-fat cream cheese
  • 110g unsalted butter, softened
  • Juice 1 lemon
  • 110g icing sugar
  • You’ll also need…
  • 20cm non-stick, loose-bottomed cake tin, base lined with non-stick baking paper

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