Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: British Cuisine
Ingredients: 250 g carrots, finely grated (about 3 medium); 3 eggs, at room temperature; 200 g light brown sugar (1 cup); 200 ml sunflower oil (generous 3/4 cup); 1 orange, finely grated zest; 225 g plain flour (about 1 3/4 cups); 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 tsp salt; 75 g walnuts, roughly chopped (3/4 cup); 50 g raisins (optional); 200 g cold full-fat cream cheese, for the frosting; 50 g softened butter, for the frosting; 100 g icing sugar (about 3/4 cup), for the frosting; 1 tsp vanilla extract, for the frosting

A moist, spiced cake packed with grated carrot and walnuts, finished with tangy cream cheese frosting — a British teatime classic.

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Prep: 25 min
Cook: 50 min
Total: 1 h 15 min
Serves: 10
Level: Medium

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Using carrots in sweet dishes is nothing new. When sugar was scarce and expensive, cooks in Europe used naturally sweet vegetables such as carrots to sweeten puddings and cakes. In Britain carrot desserts enjoyed a revival during Second World War rationing, when official campaigns promoted the carrot as a versatile vegetable that could even go into sweets.

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