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need a good carrot cake recipe

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DimpledThighs · 07/03/2007 17:27

it is for a friend for her birthday.

I have all the Nigella, delia, jamie type books but do not know who to trust with this as it is not something I make often.

Thanks

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Tatties · 07/03/2007 17:29

I have a good recipe! I posted it on another thread a while back, I'll see if I can find it

DimpledThighs · 07/03/2007 17:31

thank you thank you thank you!

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Tatties · 07/03/2007 17:35

Here you go - enjoy

Ingredients:
6oz light muscovado sugar
6fl oz sunflower oil
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
5oz grated carrot (about 3 med. carrots)
4oz chopped dates/raisins/nuts - whatever you fancy!
grated zest of 1 large orange
6oz self-raising wholemeal flour (you can use normal self-raising)
1tsp bicarb of soda
1.5 tsp mixed spice or cinnamon & nutmeg

  1. Lightly mix sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl. Then stir in the carrots, orange rind and dates/raisins/nuts.
  2. Preheat oven to 180'C/Gas 4/Fan 160'C and oil & line a 7inch square cake tin.
  3. Mix flour, soda and spice, then sift into the bowl. Lightly mix all the ingredients.
  4. Pour mixture into tin and bake for 40-45 mins, cool in tin 5mins, then turn out onto wire rack.

Easy peasy and tastes deeeelish!

Nockney · 07/03/2007 17:35

I make this one a lot. It's very tasty. I've had another demand to make it for an upcoming charity sale thing.

DimpledThighs · 07/03/2007 18:08

ooh spolit for choice - thank you both so much. Will read and compare and see what I have in my cupboard.

Nockney - do you use a cup measurement or do you convert?

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Nockney · 07/03/2007 18:09

I use cups. A US cup is 250ml, or 9oz.

DimpledThighs · 07/03/2007 18:11

bilmey - 'tis one big carrot cake!

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Nockney · 07/03/2007 18:28

Oh yeah, that recipe makes a giant cake - two layers, really.

The website it's from is a very good place to get American baking recipes (well, probably American recipes in general?) because you can see user ratings and reviews for all of them.

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