Honey Carrot Cake
My son asked for a carrot cake for his 9th birthday. His birthday fell on May Day, which is a public holiday, so all of the shops were closed. I had to substitute a number of ingredients but the cake turned out beautifully. My son loved this one for his birthday.
Ingredients
2 large carrots
1/2 cup self raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1 tbsp baking soda/bi-carb soda
1/2 tsp cinamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2 large carrots
1/2 cup self raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1 tbsp baking soda/bi-carb soda
1/2 tsp cinamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Ingredients for the icing
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup icing sugar
250g cream cheese
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup icing sugar
250g cream cheese
Method
1) Preheat the oven to 150 degree celcius. Grease a 20cm cake tin and line with grease proof paper.
2) Peel and finely grate the carrots.
3) Sift the flours, baking soda and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
4) In a seperate bowl, add the sugar, oil, honey, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
5) Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and fold until combined. Add carrots and stir in. Do not over mix or cake will be tough.
6) Pour the cake mixture into cake tin. Bake for 1 hour or until skewers come out clean.
7) Leave cake to cool for 5 minutes in thetin, then turn out onto cooling rack, remove grease proof paper. Leave to cool.
1) Preheat the oven to 150 degree celcius. Grease a 20cm cake tin and line with grease proof paper.
2) Peel and finely grate the carrots.
3) Sift the flours, baking soda and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
4) In a seperate bowl, add the sugar, oil, honey, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
5) Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and fold until combined. Add carrots and stir in. Do not over mix or cake will be tough.
6) Pour the cake mixture into cake tin. Bake for 1 hour or until skewers come out clean.
7) Leave cake to cool for 5 minutes in thetin, then turn out onto cooling rack, remove grease proof paper. Leave to cool.
Icing Method
8) Add the vanilla and icing sugar to a mixing bowl and stir until combined.
9) Add the cream cheese and mix until icing sugar and vanilla is well combined through the cheese.
10) Spread on top of cake.
8) Add the vanilla and icing sugar to a mixing bowl and stir until combined.
9) Add the cream cheese and mix until icing sugar and vanilla is well combined through the cheese.
10) Spread on top of cake.
Notes
*When I made this cake, the original recipe used golden syrup instead of honey. I was out of golden syrup and honey. So I substituted the golden syrup with 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup honey.
*When I made this cake, the original recipe used golden syrup instead of honey. I was out of golden syrup and honey. So I substituted the golden syrup with 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup honey.
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