Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE:; 2-1/2 ounces, weight Chopped Walnuts; 4-1/4 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; 5-1/3 ounces, weight Light Brown Sugar; 10 tablespoons, 7 pinches Sunflower Oil; 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 1/2 teaspoons Grated Or Ground Nutmeg; 1 teaspoon Cinnamon; _____; FOR THE TOPPING:; 1-7/8 ounces, weight Very Soft Butter; 7 ounces, weight Full Fat Soft Or Cream Cheese; 1-7/8 ounces, weight Sifted Icing Sugar; 1/4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; Chopped Walnuts For Decoration

19 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
2-1/2 ounces, weight Chopped Walnuts
4-1/4 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
5-1/3 ounces, weight Light Brown Sugar
10 tablespoons, 7 pinches Sunflower Oil
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoons Grated Or Ground Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
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FOR THE TOPPING:
1-7/8 ounces, weight Very Soft Butter
7 ounces, weight Full Fat Soft Or Cream Cheese
1-7/8 ounces, weight Sifted Icing Sugar
1/4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Chopped Walnuts For Decoration

Directions

1

- 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.
2

- Chop the walnuts coarsely.
3

- Grate the carrots coarsely too.
4

- Mash two ripe bananas with a fork.
5

- Add the above and all of the remaining ingredients into a big bowl and gently mix them together. Be sure not to over mix.
6

- Turn the batter into the prepared tin and level the surface.
7

- Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the cake is well risen and shrinking away from the sides of the tin.
8

- 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.
9

- 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.
10

- Spread the mixture with a spatula or a knife over the top of the cake. Decorate the top with chopped walnuts.
11

- Chill for a few minutes before serving, and store in the fridge as the topping is soft.