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Preparation time
15min
Total time
1h 15min
Portion
20 piece(s)
Level
medium

Ingredients

Carrot cake

  • 300 g carrot, cut into pieces
  • 100 g Grapeseed Oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 370-380 g Canned Pineapple Pieces, weighed after draining
  • 100 g soft dark brown sugar
  • 220 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp bicarb soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg, and cardamom
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • 85 g Shredded coconut, (see Tips)

Icing

  • 200 g cream cheese
  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • 230 g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100 g walnuts, to serve
  • Shredded coconut, (optional) to serve

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Recipe's preparation

    Carrot cake
  1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Butter a large baking tin and set aside.

  2. Place carrot into mixing bowl and grate 5 sec/speed 6.  

  3. Add oil, eggs, vanilla, sugar, flour, bicarb, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom and salt and mix 5 sec/speed 5.

  4. Add pineapple, coconut and nuts and mix 4 sec/speed 5.

  5. Pour into prepared tin and bake (175°C) for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Clean and dry mixing bowl.

  6. Icing
  7. Place cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla into mixing bowl and mix 15-20 sec/speed 9.

  8. Spread icing onto completely cooled cake and garnish with coconut (optional) and walnuts to serve.

Tip

This is an updated version of the same recipe that appears in the EDC.

Shredded coconut can be substituted with dessicated coconut.

Walnuts can be substituted with pecans.

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  • 28. June 2023 - 18:14

    Mairead1976: You can freeze the cake but not the icing

    Amanda Soft

  • 15. May 2022 - 18:44

    Can you freeze this cake without the frosting? Would love to make in advance. Thanks

  • 28. March 2022 - 16:41
    5.0

    Sue in the bay: I've wondered that too. I think you could safely use walnuts in the mix. Usually I buy a 140g bag and put half in the cake mix and the other half on top of the icing.

  • 18. September 2021 - 13:09

    Sue in the bay: do you think that's because of the carrot ? I too have wondered

    Amanda Soft

  • 18. September 2021 - 12:43

    I love this recipe and make it quite often.Everytime I cook it, I wonder about the nuts in the method. Are there nuts in the cake mix?

  • 25. July 2021 - 20:18
    5.0

    This was delicious, everyone at work woofed it down. It was cooked to perfection in a square tin that was lined with baking paper. Definitely one that will be frequently made.

  • 10. October 2020 - 09:16

    StellaSwan: you've most likely worked out by now that is a different quantity of pineapple? For those that find it too gooey choose a larger tin. I always drain the pineapple the night before. My tin is 20cm X 20cm at 10cm high. This is a touch on the small side so I adjust the cooking time by 10 minutes extra. My best success is with 23cm square as it's a better size for this rich dense cake. Also for those wanting to cook it in a Bundt tin it cooks well but will not sit flat so i 3/4 fill mine and fill my muffin tray with what's left, I get 6 large muffins. I'm using fan forced and always preheat it very well. Happy mixin

    Amanda Soft

  • 15. August 2020 - 19:07

    Absolutely delicious 😋😍 thank you 🤗

  • 3. November 2019 - 17:25

    Easy it was my first time thankstmrc_emoticons.)

  • 16. August 2019 - 11:27
    5.0

    Very yummy cake. Remember to chop 100g of walnuts and set aside before the carrots. Add back when mixing everything together. Apart from that added everything as stated. All of my work friends loved it👍

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