The ultimate makeover: Carrot cake recipe | Good Food

The ultimate makeover: Carrot cake recipe | Good Food

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Angela Nilsen rethinks traditional ingredients and baking techniques to create a healthier version of a classic, from BBC Good Food.

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Ingredients

  • 1 medium orange
  • 140g raisin
  • 125ml rapeseed oil
  • 115g plain wholemeal flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder plus a pinch
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 rounded tsp ground cinnamon
  • 140g dark muscovado sugar
  • 280g finely grated carrot (about 375-400g carrots before peeling)
  • 2 eggs
  • 115g self-raising flour
  • 100g light soft cheese straight from the fridge
  • 100g quark
  • 3 tbsp sifted icing sugar
  • ½ tsp finely grated orange zest
  • 1½ tsp lemon juice

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