Spicy Carrot Cake
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cooking time | 55 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hour |
Description
This is a great cake, that's easy to make, tasty and pretty healthy
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 c
Carrot (Grated) 1 1⁄2 c
Raisins (Raisins are large dark grapes, smaller white grape ones which are also called raisins in the US we call sultanas) 2 1⁄2 c
Water 3 T
Vegetable oil 1 c
Golden syrup (If you can't get it a pale treacle would be a good replacement) 2 t
Cinnamon 2 t
Nutmeg 2 t
Mixed spice (Or allspice) 3 c
Wholemeal self raising flour 1 c
Walnuts (Chopped into smallish pieces) 1 pk
Soy cream cheese (We buy it in a tub here) 1⁄3 c
Icing sugar 1
Lemon (The rind is what we want) 1 t
Vanilla essenceInstructions
Place carrots, raisins, water, vegetable oil, golden syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and mixed spice in a pan, and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely (good to do the day before)
When cool add flour and walnuts.
Mix all together well, and pour into a well buttered cake tin (or 2 cake tins)
Bake at 180 degrees for 45 mins to an hour. (If putting into 2 tins, they need less baking time). To test if cooked, poke with a stick of raw spaghetti, and if it comes out clean without cake batter on it, it is ready. Or just give it a push with your finger, if it bounces back, it's ready.
Beat remaining ingredients together well, and ice cake with it.
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