Easy carrot cake
Servings: 8
Calories: 550kcal
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The easiest and moist Carrot Cake you could every wish to meet!
Ingredients
- 150 ml sunflower oil
- 180 g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon never tried with mixed spice but a little 'birdy' tells me it's good
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 carrots grated - medium/large whatever
- 110 g soft brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 90 g golden syrup
- ICING
- 100 g cream cheese or light philly
- 50 g butter
- 250 g icing sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Put all the cake ingredients in a bowl (except sunflower oil) and mix until well combined (not the icing parts)
- Then add oil in 2 lots and mix again
- Pour into lined 8 inch x 8 inch tray. Or a 2llb (900g) Loaf tin (with a liner or lined)
- Bake at 180°C for approx 25 to 30 mins Approx. Or 30-40 mins if it's a loaf.
- Leave to cool in tin for 30 mins and tip out.
- Icing -
- Cream together butter and cream cheese, until smooth
- Slowly add icing sugar and cinnamon
- Spread on top of cake and cut to desired size.
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy carrot cake
Amount per Serving
Calories
550
% Daily Value*
Fat
27
g
42
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
18
g
Cholesterol
61
mg
20
%
Sodium
203
mg
9
%
Potassium
139
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
73
g
24
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
54
g
60
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
2834
IU
57
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
50
mg
5
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.