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Carrot, courgette & orange cakes
Photo: David Holifield

Carrot, courgette & orange cakes

11 ingredients 20 min + 25 min Makes 2 x 20cm cakes, each cuts into 8-10 slices openrecipes
Carrot, courgette & orange cakes

Turn a garden glut into something amazing with this delicious, moist cake and freeze one for later too

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

771
Calories
21g
Protein
18g
Fat
129g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25

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 butter , softened
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • zest 2 oranges
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 100g carrots , grated
  • 100g courgettes , grated
  • zest 1 orange , plus 2-3 tbsp juice
  • 140g icing sugar

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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