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Carrot Cake

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Carrot cake is quite a “heavy” dessert and it sounds much healthier than it really is. The high content of oil, sugar, full fat cheese and walnuts are miles away from the low fat diet. That is why I don’t bake it very often. The battle starts as soon as I put this yummy cake on the table and in 10 minutes crumbs are the only indication of its existence.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 2-½ ounces, weight Chopped Walnuts
  • 4-¼ ounces, weight Grated Carrots
  • 2 whole Ripe Bananas, Mashed
  • 8 ounces, weight Self-Rising Flour
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder, Level The Spoon
  • 5-⅓ ounces, weight Light Brown Sugar
  • 10 tablespoons, 7 pinches Sunflower Oil
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • ½ teaspoons Grated Or Ground Nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • _____
  • FOR THE TOPPING:
  • 1-⅞ ounces, weight Very Soft Butter
  • 7 ounces, weight Full Fat Soft Or Cream Cheese
  • 1-⅞ ounces, weight Sifted Icing Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • Chopped Walnuts For Decoration

Preparation

- Preheat the oven to 180C (convection oven) or 160C/350F (regular oven). Grease a 20cm/8-inch deep round cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
– Chop the walnuts coarsely.
– Grate the carrots coarsely too.
– Mash two ripe bananas with a fork.
– Add the above and all of the remaining ingredients into a big bowl and gently mix them together. Be sure not to over mix.
– Turn the batter into the prepared tin and level the surface.
– Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the cake is well risen and shrinking away from the sides of the tin.
– When the carrot cake is baked, remove from heat and leave it in the tin for a few minutes, then turn it out to finish cooling on a wire rack.
– For the topping: Put 50g of butter in a warm place to get it really soft. Measure all the remaining ingredients into a bowl (except walnuts) and give them a good stir with a fork. You can also use food processor. Mix until soft and smooth.
– Spread the mixture with a spatula or a knife over the top of the cake. Decorate the top with chopped walnuts.
– Chill for a few minutes before serving, and store in the fridge as the topping is soft.

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