5 from 42 votes
Super Simple Carrot Cake
The Super Simple Carrot Cake combines self-raising flour, dark soft brown sugar, cinnamon, grated carrot, and walnuts with eggs, olive oil, and milk for a moist, spiced cake. It can be served plain or topped with a cream cheese frosting mixed with icing sugar and walnuts for decoration.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
16
slices
Calories:
378 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Snacks, Cake, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
Cake:
- 350 g self-raising flour sieved
- 325 g dark soft brown sugar sieved
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 250 g carrot grated (use the coarse side of the grater
- 75 g walnuts roughly chopped
- 4 egg medium
- 200 ml olive oil (See Note 1)
- 4 tablespoons milk
Frosting (optional):
- 180 g cream cheese I use Philadelphia Original, full fat
- 30 g icing sugar sieved
- 25 g walnuts finely chopped
Instructions
Super Simple Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 160C fan / gas mark 4 / 350F. Grease and line the bottom and sides of a 22cm / 9inch round cake tin with a double layer of greaseproof paper. (See above for step-by-step instructions.)
- Mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, roughly chopped walnuts and grated carrots in a large bowl.
- Beat together the eggs, olive oil and milk in a large jug.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients slowly, stirring to make sure all the flour is incorporated.
- Tip the cake mixture into the lined cake tin and cook for 1h - 1h15, or until a skewer comes out clean. (If you don't own a skewer, use a teaspoon handle instead!)
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Easy Cream Cheese Frosting (optional):
- Simply mix the cream cheese and icing sugar together and spread it on the top of the cake. Sprinkle the finely chopped walnuts on the top to decorate.
Notes
- Extra virgin olive oil adds depth to the cake flavor, but lighter olive oil, sunflower, or rapeseed oil can be used as alternatives.
- The cake can be frozen undecorated for later use.
- Nutrition info is approximate and should be used as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
Calories
378kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
71mg
(3%)
Potassium
164mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
2827IU
(57%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 378
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 378kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 71mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 164mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 2827IU | 57% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.