Rob's Carrot Cake With Pineapple Walnuts and Raisins
photo by robd16
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 pineapple rings, cut into small chunks
- 1 1⁄2 cups grated carrots (packed, approx 2 large carrots, be generous)
- 1⁄4 cup raisins or 1/4 cup sultana
- 1⁄2 grated lemon, rind of
- 1⁄2 cup walnut pieces
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄4 cup oil (sunflower, vegetable or corn, NOT olive oil)
- 1⁄2 cup milk (just under)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
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For the icing
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
- juice of half a lemon
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For decoration
- 1 orange, rind only, cut into strips
directions
- Set the oven to 180C/350F and prepare 2 7inch round cake pans by covering the base with greaseproof paper lightly greasing on both sides.
- Sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Dry the pineapple between pieces of kitchen roll, and put along with the lemon rind, carrot and raisins into the large bowl with the dry ingredients coating everything evenly with the flour mixture (best to use your hands).
- Beat the eggs into the oil and milk and add the vanilla essence. Pour onto dry ingredients and mix lightly but thoroughly making sure all ingredients are incorporated.
- Divide evenly between cake pans and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick or skewer comes out clean when inserted.
- Leave to cool in the pan for 10mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the icing by beating together the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Spread a very thin layer in the middle of the cake, and use the rest to ice the top.
- Put the orange rind in the middle of the cake as decoration.
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