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Carrot cake with cinnamon frosting
Photo: David Holifield

Carrot cake with cinnamon frosting

15 ingredients 20 min Cuts into 8-10 slices openrecipes
Carrot cake with cinnamon frosting

Who can resist a slice of moist, frosting-topped carrot cake with a warming cuppa?

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

916
Calories
29g
Protein
30g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
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

  • zest and juice 1 orange
  • 50g sultanas
  • 150ml sunflower oil , plus extra for greasing
  • 2 eggs
  • 140g soft light brown sugar
  • 85g wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 85g self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp each ground cinnamon and ground mixed spice
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 140g carrots , coarsely grated
  • 50g walnuts , chopped, plus a few halves to decorate
  • 200g soft cheese
  • 50g butter , softened
  • 85g icing sugar , sifted
  • pinch ground cinnamon

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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