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Carrot cake loaf

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This easy carrot cake loaf makes a great afternoon tea recipe. The nut-flecked loaf topped with orange cream frosting is a winning combination.

Ingredients

For the carrot cake

  • 140ml/4¾fl oz vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 200g/7oz light brown sugar
  • 300g/10½oz grated carrot (grated weight)
  • 100g/3½oz raisins
  • 75g/2½oz pecans or walnuts, chopped (optional)
  • 180g/6oz self-raising flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • ½ tsp mixed spice

For the orange cream cheese icing

  • 200g/7oz full-fat cream cheese, chilled
  • 50g/1¾oz butter, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50g/1¾oz icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 orange, zest only

 

Method for Carrot cake loaf

  1. Preheat the oven to 150C/130C Fan/Gas 2. Oil and line a 900g/2lb loaf tin (approximately 13x23cm/5x9in) with baking paper.

  2. For the carrot cake, beat the eggs in a large bowl, then add the oil, brown sugar, grated carrot, raisins and chopped nuts.

  3. Sift in the remaining cake ingredients and mix using a wooden or large metal spoon until well combined.

  4. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin, smooth the surface and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

  5. Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before removing. Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

  6. For the icing, beat the cream cheese and butter together in a bowl until well combined. Add the vanilla extract, icing sugar and orange zest and mix until the icing is smooth and thick. Using a palette knife, spread the icing evenly over the cooled cake, dipping the knife into a bowl of hot water if the icing is hard to spread out. Cut into slices to serve.

 

 

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