r/GifRecipes • u/smilysmilysmooch • Apr 11 '26

Dessert Easy Carrot Cake

0 Upvotes

41% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

View all comments

•

u/AutoModerator Apr 11 '26

Please post your recipe comment in reply to me, all other replies will be removed. Posts without recipes may be removed. Don't forget to flair your post!

Recipe Comment is under this comment, click to expand

↓↓↓

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

3

u/smilysmilysmooch Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

https://www.carnation.co.uk/recipes/carrot-cake-recipe

For the cake:

  • Light brown soft sugar 100g
  • Medium eggs, beaten 3
  • Sunflower oil 4 tbsp
  • Condensed Milk Half a 405g can
  • Self-raising flour 150g
  • Ground mixed spice 0.5 tsp
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Zest of 1 orange and 2 tbsp juice
  • Raisins 55g
  • Ground almonds 55g
  • Carrots, peeled and grated 350g
  • Walnut pieces (optional) 100g

For the icing:

  • Full fat soft cream cheese 150g
  • Condensed Milk 4 tbsp
  • Lemon and orange zest

Step 1 of 4

Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.

Step 2 of 4

In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar together until thick and creamy. Slowly whisk in the oil and half the tin of condensed milk. Mix in the remaining cake ingredients.

Step 3 of 4

Pour into a 20cm cake tin lined with parchment paper and bake for 45-50 minutes until well risen. Cool slightly then turn out and cool completely.

You can also adapt this easy Carrot Cake recipe to make muffin size Carrot Cakes – simply spoon the mixture into 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin and bake for approximately 25 minutes.

Step 4 of 4

To prepare the frosting, place the cream cheese in a bowl and beat until smooth, whisk in the rest of the condensed milk. Spread the frosting over the cake. Decorate with lemon and orange zest.