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Carrot Cake Recipe
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Cook Time:
1
hour
Servings:
10
Author:
Sarah Sibley
Ingredients
350
ml
Vegetable Oil
4
x Medium Eggs
2
tsp
Ground Cinnamon
400
g
Caster Sugar
250
g
Self-Raisng Sugar
300
g
Grated Carrots
100
g
Chopped Walnuts
225
g
Cream Cheese
110
g
Unsalted Butter
450
g
Icing Sugar
5
ml
Vanilla Extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325° F / 160° C / 140° Fan / Gas 3.
Line 2x 7.5" cake tins
Pour the oil into a large bowl
Add the eggs and beat together.
Add the sugar and cinnamon and mix well.
Then add the flour and mix thoroughly until smooth.
Finally add the grated carrots and chopped walnuts.
Divide the batter into the 2 tins.
Bake for around 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Remove from the tins and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Mix together the softened butter and cream cheese.
Then add the icing sugar and vanilla, mixing together until creamy and lump free.
Once the cakes are cool, place one of the cakes upside down with the flat side up.
Spread a generous layer of the frosting on top and then place the other cake on top, the right way up. Spread the remaining frosting on top.
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