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Carrot Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 55 mins
Course Cake
Cuisine British
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 6 oz Caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 pt Sunflower or vegetable oil
  • 8 oz Gluten free self raising flour I'm assuming your blend has Xantham gum in it. If not, add 1/4 tsp Xantham gum.
  • 1 tsp Baking powder I'm assuming your self raising flour has a raising agent in it. If not, add another tsp of baking powder.
  • 2 tsps Ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 8 oz Grated carrot Use the chunky side of the grater
  • 4 oz Sultanas

Icing

  • 3 oz cream cheese, or Oatly creme fraîche
  • 6 oz icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Heat your oven to 180°C / Gas mark 4. Grease and line a 8" loose bottomed cake tin.
  • Beat sugar, eggs and oil together until well blended.
  • Sift dry ingredients together and add to the egg mixture.
  • Stir in the grated carrot and the sultanas.
  • Pour mixture into tin and bake for 55 - 60 minutes until golden brown.
  • Once the cake has cooled, make the icing.
  • Beat the cream cheese or crème fraîche till smooth, then add sifted icing sugar. Add lemon juice to loosen to taste.

Notes

To make with normal self-raising flour, use 8oz self raising flour and 1 tsp of baking powder. 
Keyword cake, Carrot