Spicy Carrot Cake
This is a great cake, that's easy to make, tasty and pretty healthy
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 cups Carrot (Grated)
1 1⁄2 cups Raisins (Raisins are large dark grapes, smaller white grape ones which are also called raisins in the US we call sultanas)
2 1⁄2 cups Water
3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
1 cup Golden syrup (If you can't get it a pale treacle would be a good replacement)
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
2 teaspoons Nutmeg
2 teaspoons Mixed spice (Or allspice)
3 cups Wholemeal self raising flour
1 cup Walnuts (Chopped into smallish pieces)
1 package Soy cream cheese (We buy it in a tub here)
1⁄3 cup Icing sugar
1 Lemon (The rind is what we want)
1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
Info
Yield
8 Slices
Preparation time
5 minutes
Cooking time
55 minutes
Total time
1 hour
Source
Irene
Instructions
- Place carrots, raisins, water, vegetable oil, golden syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and mixed spice in a pan, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely (good to do the day before)
- When cool add flour and walnuts.
- Mix all together well, and pour into a well-oiled cake tin (or 2 cake tins)
- Bake at 180 degrees for 45 mins to an hour. (If putting into 2 tins, they need less baking time).
- To test if cooked, poke with a stick of raw spaghetti, and if it comes out clean without cake batter on it, it is ready. Or just give it a push with your finger, if it bounces back, it's probably ready.
- Beat remaining ingredients together well, and ice cake with it.