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Carrot Cake

A community recipe by Kiwifruit1

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Introduction

This recipe is a scrumptous dense cake that has never failed to please.

Ingredients

Serves: 10-12 slices

For the Cake

1 cup soft brown sugar
1 cup raw sugar
3 eggs
¾ cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
2 cups whole wheat flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ cup milk
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup coconut
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 tin pineapple chunks

For the Icing

2 ounces butter
1 teaspoon lime rind
¼ cup cream cheese
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice

Method

Carrot Cake is a community recipe submitted by Kiwifruit1 and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Preheat oven to 180c. Grease & line a 23cm/9" round cake tin.

Beat together eggs, oil, sugars, & vanilla until creamy.

Sift together flour, salt, spices, & baking soda & fold into egg mix. Add coconut, pineapple, nuts, milk & carrot & stir through gently.

Pour into your prepared tin & bake for about 1+1/2 hrs.

For the icing cream butter, add cream cheese & cream together until well mixed, add vanilla, citrus rind & confectioners' sugar & mix. Stir in enough juice to make creamy & smooth. Spread over your cake once it's cooled.

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What 1 Other has said

the best carrot cake ever. its actually so much more than carrot cake. never failed to please as Nigella says. its "my" signature cake now ;-)

Posted by ewa80 on 24th January 2013

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