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Super Simple Carrot Cake
This Super Simple Carrot Cake is a wonderfully easy peasy recipe. It's incredibly light and moist, and the olive oil gives it an amazing extra dimension. Although it takes a while in the oven, the prep is minimal, and it tastes and smells so good!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 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 carrots grated (use the coarse side of the grater)
- 75 g walnuts roughly chopped
- 4 medium eggs
- 200 ml olive oil (See Note 1)
- 4 tablespoons milk
Frosting (optional):
- 180 g full fat cream cheese (I use Philadelphia Original)
- 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
- I like to use extra virgin olive oil, as it gives a really wonderful depth of flavour to this cake, however - unless you are a big fan of extra virgin olive oil (like me!) - you may prefer a lighter olive oil. Alternatively you can use sunflower or rapeseed (canola) oil, if you prefer.
- Suitable for freezing - if undecorated.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant 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
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
71mg
(3%)
Potassium
164mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
2827IU
(57%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16slices
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.