Photo: David Holifield
How to make carrot cake
14 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 8
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This is a fool-proof, easy and superbly delicious carrot cake recipe. Topped with cream cheese frosting, its a winner.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1078
Calories
24g
Protein
45g
Fat
147g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 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 |
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| 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
- 4 free-range eggs
- 200ml/7fl oz vegetable or sunflower oil
- 250g/9oz carrots
- 100g/3½oz raisins or sultanas
- 100g/3½oz walnut
- 1 orange
- 200g/7oz self-raising flour
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 200g/7oz light muscovado sugar
- 150g/5½oz unsalted butter
- 45g/3 tbsp caster sugar
- 300g/10½oz full fat cream cheese
Directions
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