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Moist carrot cake with coconut orange cream
Photo: David Holifield

Moist carrot cake with coconut orange cream

17 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Makes 8-12 slices openrecipes
Moist carrot cake with coconut orange cream

Try our super moist carrot cake sandwiched with coconut cream cheese icing.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1076
Calories
26g
Protein
45g
Fat
146g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 150ml/¼ pint sunflower oil
  • 100g/4oz soft light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 75g/3oz golden syrup
  • 175g/6oz wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 1 level tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 200g/7oz finely grated carrots
  • 75g/3oz sultanas
  • 25g/1oz desiccated coconut
  • 2 tsp fine-cut orange marmalade
  • 150g/5oz cream cheese
  • 50ml/2fl oz coconut cream
  • 40g/1½oz icing sugar
  • freshly grated or ground nutmeg or ground cinnamon

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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