Laura's Rainbow Dessert Cake recipe

Laura's Rainbow Dessert Cake recipe

thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk

Discover Laura's Rainbow Dessert Cake from The Great British Bake Off—easiest carrot cake with vibrant fondant icing layers. Perfect for special occasions!

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Ingredients

  • 350g ready-to-roll white fondant icing
  • Blue, orange, green, pink, yellow and red food-colouring pastes
  • 100g flame raisins or sultanas
  • Juice and finely grated zest of 1 large unwaxed orange
  • 4 large eggs
  • 325g sunflower oil
  • 350g golden caster sugar
  • 125g pecans, finely chopped
  • 275g grated carrots
  • 75g drained tinned pineapple, crushed
  • 315g plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 250g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 450g full-fat cream cheese
  • 4 tbsp runny honey
  • 250g icing sugar, sifted
  • 2 tsp vanilla paste
  • 200g unsalted butter
  • 425g icing sugar, sifted
  • Pink food-colouring paste

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