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Carrot Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Carrot Cake

18 ingredients Serves 12 openrecipes

this carrot cake will tickle your tastes buds with savoury cake and tangy filling!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1154
Calories
27g
Protein
47g
Fat
161g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 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
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
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
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
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

  • 300ml (10floz) sunflower oil
  • 225g (8oz) soft brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 175g (6oz) golden syrup
  • 350g (12oz) self-raising flour
  • 2tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1tsp ground ginger
  • 2tsp crushed cloves
  • 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 225g (8oz) carrots, coarsely grated
  • 55g (2oz) desiccated coconut
  • 55g (2oz) raisins (optional)
  • 1tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)
  • For the frosting:
  • 550g (1lb 4oz) cream cheese
  • 4tsp orange zest
  • 4tbsp orange juice
  • 4tbsp icing sugar, sifted

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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