Carrot and Macadamia Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 3⁄4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 3⁄4 cup macadamia nuts, roasted and chopped
- 125 g cream cheese, softened
- 30 g butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- 250 g icing sugar
- extra macadamia nuts, roasted and chopped
directions
- In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until pale and creamy. Add oil and vanilla and continue beating until combined.
- Stir in sifted flour, salt, baking powder and soda, and cinnamon. Fold in carrots and nuts.
- Pour mixture into greased and lined loaf tin and bake at 150C for 45-50 minutes.
- Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
- To make icing: beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and lemon rind together. Stir in sifted icing sugar until well combined.
- Spread icing over completely cooled cake and sprinkle with extra nuts.
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