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The Best Weekend Carrot Cake


Ingredients
  • ·         6 1/8 oz (180g) self raising flour (sifted)
  • ·         12 1/2 oz (350g) caster sugar
  • ·         1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ·         1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ·         3 eggs
  • ·         8 oz (220g) grated raw carrot
  • ·         1/4 teaspoon salt
  • ·         10 1/8 fl oz (300 ml) sunflower oil

·         Frosting
  • ·         6 1/8 oz (180g) cream cheese
  • ·         6 1/8 oz (180g) melted butter
  • ·         8 oz (220g) icing sugar
  • ·         1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • ·         Zest of one orange


Method

  1. Preheat the oven at 350º Fahrenheit (180º C / gas mark 4).
  2. Mix the dry ingredients in to a large bowl. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
  3. In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients. Mix together the eggs, oil, and vanilla until it becomes a smooth mixture.
  4. Pour the egg mixture in the bowl with the flour.
  5. Add the grated carrot and stir. Be careful not to overwork the dough. Overworked dough means elongated gluten strands, which makes for a tough cake rather than one that is light and crumbly.
  6. Use the pastry brush to coat the cake tin with some softened or melted butter. Coat the bottom and sides of the pan with just enough flour so that it gives the pan a light coat.
  7. Pour the cake mix in. Make sure the cake mix is evenly spread across the entire pan.
  8. Put the cake tin in the middle of the oven and let it bake for 35-40 minutes.
  9. Perform the toothpick test. After about 35 minutes, sink a toothpick into your cake and take it back out. If it comes out dry, the cake is ready. If it comes out crumbly or covered in dough, the cake needs more time.
  10. While the cake cools, make the icing.
  11. whip: Sugar, cream cheese and melted butter.
  12. Add zest of one orange
  13. Combine until mixture becomes smooth.
  14. Place the cake where it will be presented. You can use a cake platter or a simple large plate for this.
  15. Spread the frosting on top of the cake once the cake has cooled. Use your spatula to smooth the frosting evenly over the cake. Let the frosting start to harden.
Serve and enjoy!

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