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New Zealand Moist Carrot cake
Photo: David Holifield

New Zealand Moist Carrot cake

18 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes

Original recipe from the Food aid cookbook, BBC 1986, Yolanda Couchman, Virginia Water.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1184
Calories
26g
Protein
61g
Fat
134g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Topping 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

  • 250g (9 oz) plain wholemeal flour
  • 175g (6 oz) raw sugar (muscovado or Barbados)
  • 175g (6 oz) soft brown sugar
  • 3 x size three eggs
  • 175ml (6 fl oz) sunflower oil
  • 55ml (2 fl oz) soured cream
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla essence
  • Approx. 1 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
  • 2 level teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 300g (11 oz) grated carrots
  • 75g (3 oz) desiccated coconut
  • For the topping
  • 110g 4 oz) full fat soft cream cheese
  • 50g (2 oz) unsalted butter
  • 50g (2 oz) sifted icing sugar
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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