Spring Celebration Carrot Cake Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• For the cake
• 2 large carrots, grated
• 100g walnut pieces
• 80g finely-chopped pineapple
• 270g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 4 large eggs
• 300g caster sugar
• 300ml vegetable oil
• 2 115g jars puréed carrot baby food
• For the icing
• 450g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 170g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 222g icing sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest (about 2 lemons)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 240g fresh pineapple, chopped into small pieces