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Carrot and sultana cake with creamy orange frosting
Photo: David Holifield

Carrot and sultana cake with creamy orange frosting

19 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 12 openrecipes
Carrot and sultana cake with creamy orange frosting

A luxurious tasting carrot cake packed with sultanas and pecans. One piece is never enough.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

970
Calories
25g
Protein
31g
Fat
149g
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
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Orange Juice 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
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

  • 200g/7oz self-raising flour
  • 75g/3oz sultanas
  • 75g/3oz pecans
  • ½ large orange
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ whole nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • pinch fine sea salt
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 175ml/6fl oz sunflower oil
  • 175g/6oz soft light brown sugar
  • 200g/7oz carrots
  • 100g/3½oz icing sugar
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp fresh orange juice
  • 200g/7oz full-fat cream cheese
  • ½ orange
  • 25g/1oz pecan

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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