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Carrot Cake with Lime and Mascarpone Topping
Photo: David Holifield

Carrot Cake with Lime and Mascarpone Topping

15 ingredients Makes an 8" cake openrecipes
Carrot Cake with Lime and Mascarpone Topping
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

903
Calories
23g
Protein
35g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Sunflower Oil 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

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 level teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, preferably freshly ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 cup light muscovado or light brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup (scant) sunflower oil
  • 2 organic large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups coarsely grated organic carrots
  • 3/4 cup shelled walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 lime
  • 1 cup (scant) mascarpone
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup unrefined confectioners' sugar
  • juice of 1/2 lemon, or to taste

Directions

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By epicurious · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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