Haven't done a large carrot cake in a while, so thought it was time, beautiful and moist, with a cream cheese frosting.
For the cake:
10oz Castor Sugar
10oz Margarine
10oz SR Flour
5 Eggs
2 Medium Carrots (grated)
4oz Chopped Walnuts
4 tsp Mixed Spice
1 tsp Cinnamon
For Frosting:
1 Tub of Double Cream
1 Tub Philadelphia Cheese
1tsp Lemon Flavouring
1 tbsp Icing Sugar
Make cake, by creaming margarine and sugar till light and fluffy.
Add beaten eggs a little at a time, continually beating with a little of the flour (to prevent mix from curdling).
Add the rest of the ingredients and gently fold in.
Grease and line an 8 or 10" round cake tin, put mix in cake tin and bake Gas 5 till risen and golden brown. Allow to cool.
Make frosting by whipping double cream till thick, add 1 tbsp icing sugar and cream cheese and whisk till forms peaks,
Put 3tbsp of frosting in a small bowl, and 1tbsp into another small bowl, add green food colouring to smallest bowl, and orange colouring to other bowl.
Slice cake horizontally and spread some plain frosting in middle, and cover cake with rest of frosting. Sprinkle with a little of the chopped walnuts and grated carrots.
Put orange frosting into piping bag with plain nozzle and pipe carrots around edge, and use green to pipe leaves.
Enjoy!
This is a variation to a date & walnut loaf, but much lighter.
6oz Castor Sugar
4oz Butter
2 Eggs (beaten)
3tbsp Milk
1tsp Bicarb
12oz SR Flour
2 Very Ripe Bananas
6oz Chopped Walnuts or Pecans
1tsp Banana Flavouring (optional)
Grease 2 x 1lb loaf tins.
Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs and beat well.
Mash bananas and add them to mix, with flour, bicarb, and flavouring.
Then fold in nuts.
Divide mix between loaf tins, and bake Gas 5, for aprox 30-40 mins.
Turn out onto wire rack to cool.
Lovely sliced and served with butter.
Enjoy!
This is a lovely moist cake, can be eaten by itself, or with best butter!
5oz SR Flour
4oz Margarine
4oz Demerara Sugar
2 Eggs
3oz Chopped Walnuts
4oz Dates
1tsp Baking Powder
1tsp Cinnamon
Soak dates in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain and break up a little bit.
Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon into bowl.
In separate bowl, cream sugar and margarine till light and fluffy, then add beaten eggs in a little at a time.
Fold in flour mixture, then finally dates and walnuts.
Place into greased and floured loaf tin, and bake on Gas 5 for aprox 30 mins, until skewer comes out clean from middle.
Remove from tin and cool on wire rack.
Enjoy!
