Easy Carrot Cake
Our Carrot Cake recipe is the superstar of celebrations and family feasts! With a sprinkle of spice and a dollop of divine frosting, this cake is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. And guess what? You can whip it up in under an hour—perfect for those on-the-go bakers. Our step-by-step guide is like having a baking buddy right there with you, making it a piece of cake!
For the cake:
Light brown soft sugar
Medium eggs, beaten
Sunflower oil
Self-raising flour
Ground mixed spice
Baking powder
Zest of 1 orange and 2 tbsp juice
Raisins
Ground almonds
Carrots, peeled and grated
Walnut pieces (optional)
For the icing:
Full fat soft cream cheese
Lemon and orange zest
You will also need:
Step 1 of 5
Watch our short video to show you how to make our quick and easy carrot cake.
Step 2 of 5
Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 3 of 5
In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar together until thick and creamy. Slowly whisk in the oil and half the tin of condensed milk. Mix in the remaining cake ingredients.
Step 4 of 5
Pour into the tin and bake for 45-50 minutes until well risen. Cool slightly then turn out and cool completely.
You can also adapt this easy Carrot Cake recipe to make muffin size Carrot Cakes – simply spoon the mixture into 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin and bake for approximately 25 minutes.
Step 5 of 5
To prepare the frosting, place the cream cheese in a bowl and beat until smooth, whisk in the rest of the condensed milk. Spread the frosting over the cake. Decorate with lemon and orange zest.
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Easy Carrot Cake
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COOK: 50 mins
PREP: 30 mins
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Quite Easy
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SERVES: 12
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Ingredients
For the cake:
Light brown soft sugar
100gMedium eggs, beaten
3Sunflower oil
4 tbspHalf a 405g canSelf-raising flour
150gGround mixed spice
0.5 tspBaking powder
1 tspZest of 1 orange and 2 tbsp juice
Raisins
55gGround almonds
55gCarrots, peeled and grated
350gWalnut pieces (optional)
100gFor the icing:
Full fat soft cream cheese
150gLemon and orange zest
You will also need:
20cm cake tin, lined with parchment -
Method
Step 1 of 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ask5Uigb-Lk&feature=youtu.be
Watch our short video to show you how to make our quick and easy carrot cake.
Step 2 of 5
Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 3 of 5
In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar together until thick and creamy. Slowly whisk in the oil and half the tin of condensed milk. Mix in the remaining cake ingredients.
Step 4 of 5
Pour into the tin and bake for 45-50 minutes until well risen. Cool slightly then turn out and cool completely.
You can also adapt this easy Carrot Cake recipe to make muffin size Carrot Cakes – simply spoon the mixture into 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin and bake for approximately 25 minutes.
Step 5 of 5
To prepare the frosting, place the cream cheese in a bowl and beat until smooth, whisk in the rest of the condensed milk. Spread the frosting over the cake. Decorate with lemon and orange zest.