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A side view of a homemade Carrot Cake, with two tiers and icing in the middle and on top.
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5 from 4 votes

Easy Carrot Cake

You can’t go wrong with this easy Carrot Cake recipe. A simple British classic recipe that works every time for all occasions! It’s warming, fluffy and oh-so delicious.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Plus cooling time:30 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Family Food
Servings: 12
Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

  • 200 g Soft light brown sugar
  • 200 ml Sunflower oil Or 180g/6.5oz (plus extra for greasing)
  • 3 Large eggs Lightly beaten
  • 250 g Self-raising flour
  • 125 g Raisins
  • 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 300 g Whole unpeeled carrots 240g after peeling and grating
  • 1 Large orange Zest only

For the Topping:

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 170°C fan/190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5.
  • Make the cake batter: Put the sugar, sunflower oil and eggs into a large bowl. Whisk until combined.
  • Now take 2 tbsps of flour from the measured amount, and in a small bowl use this to toss and coat the raisins well.
  • Add the remaining flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon to the egg mixture, mix until well combined.
  • Add the grated carrots, orange zest and coated raisins and stir well. Divide the mixture between two greased and lined 7”/18cm tins.
  • Time to bake: Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean, then leave to cool completely.

To decorate:

  • Make up the cream cheese frosting as per the recipe linked above and use half to sandwich the two cakes together and swirl the remaining half on the top of the cake. Grate over the orange zest for a pop of colour and flavour!

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Notes

Tins: I use 18cm (7 inch) loose bottomed deep cake tin here. 
Grease and line: Grease the tin very well with extra oil and line the base with baking paper or parchment.
Cool your sponges: Allow cooling time to your method in the recipe. The sponges should be topped when they’re completely cold.

Nutrition

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 132mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 4237IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg