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Best Ever Carrot Cake


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Ingredients

12 piece(s)

Cake

  • 250 grams walnuts
  • 400 grams carrots, washed and roughly chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 220 grams raw sugar
  • 160 grams EVOO (olive oil)
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1/2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 200 grams plain flour
  • 1 tsp bicarb soda

Icing

  • 220 grams raw sugar, milled 10 sec, sp.10 to icing sugar
  • 90 grams cream cheese
  • 45 grams Butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 6
    1h 20min
    Preparation 5min
    Baking/Cooking
  • 7
    Preparation
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Recipe's preparation

    Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 185 degrees celsius.

    Grease 25cm round cake tin/ line with baking paper, and set aside.

    Place walnuts into bowl and mill for 4 seconds on speed 9. Set aside.

    Place carrots into bowl and chop for 4 seconds on speed 5. Set aside with walnuts.

    Place eggs, sugar and oil in bowl and mix for 5 seconds on speed 5.

    Add vanilla, spice, salt, flour and bicarb to bowl and mix for 10 seconds on speed 5.

    Add walnuts and carrots and mix on REVERSE for 15 seconds on speed 2.

    Pour into cake tin and bake for 75 minutes.

  2. Combine all icing ingredients in bowl and mix for 20 seconds on speed 6.

    Ice cake when it has cooled.

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  • Super yum! Very well received as a birthday cake....

    Submitted by Gorgeouscyd on 12. September 2023 - 18:36.

    Super yum! Very well received as a birthday cake. On top of the icing I decorated it with dried flower petals.
    Did some alterations:
    3 eggs
    175g raw sugar
    1tsp mixed spice
    1tsp cinnamon
    220g flour
    drained pineapple pieces
    used Rice Bran oil instead of olive oil

    For the icing:
    250g cream cheese
    Mill 4tsp raw sugar, with the rind of one lemon
    Juice of 1/2 a lemon
    Finished off with the butterfly on Sp 4 to get a slightly whipped consistency

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  • All who ate this wanted more.

    Submitted by mikkigee on 24. January 2023 - 21:54.

    All who ate this wanted more.

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  • Quick easy and delicious. Mine cooked perfectly...

    Submitted by teresaantoninag on 28. September 2022 - 11:17.

    Quick easy and delicious. Mine cooked perfectly for 12 minutes on 200 degrees fan forced oven.Thanks for a great recipe ❤️ Folsom Painting Company

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  • This recipe never fails to render a delicious...

    Submitted by Howie64 on 20. July 2022 - 15:25.

    This recipe never fails to render a delicious result. Thanks! Smile

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  • It definitely is the best carrot cake ever. Added...

    Submitted by Vikki B on 4. May 2022 - 13:24.

    It definitely is the best carrot cake ever. Added extra egg as per comments. Not to sweet at all. Wonderfully moist and super easy to make.

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  • Great recipe and it works for TM5. I just reduced...

    Submitted by josephinewong on 18. February 2022 - 02:55.

    Great recipe and it works for TM5. I just reduced the sugar to 100g and slightly reduced the carrot and add one more egg. I baked only for 45 mins at 180 degrees. For icing I increase the cream cheese and reduce the sugar by half and double the cream cheese and added lemon zest. It's perfect!

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  • Best carrot cake I've had, my family was fighting...

    Submitted by Adrienne2716 on 2. September 2021 - 19:15.

    Best carrot cake I've had, my family was fighting over the last piece. I did reduce the amount of sugar, added an extra egg & used cinnamon instead of mixed spice as had none 👌🏾. Will definitely be a regular in this household 🤩.

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  • Great recipe. I didn't mill the walnut, just added...

    Submitted by appleleicester on 1. July 2021 - 19:00.

    Great recipe. I didn't mill the walnut, just added them in last with a handful of dried cranberries. I only used 125g of sugar, used 3 eggs, 50/50 vegetable oil/olive oil. The cake turned out perfect.

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  • LifeIsShort:...

    Submitted by TommiQ on 14. June 2021 - 12:53.

    LifeIsShort:
    Did you still cook for 75min?

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  • Cakeadded an extra egg as per others reviews apart...

    Submitted by LifeIsShort on 26. January 2021 - 13:44.

    CakeCake
    added an extra egg as per others reviews apart from that followed instructions. Would have filled one tin too the top so I split in two. Was fantastic for hubby's bday.

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  • This was so delicious! ...

    Submitted by Jejuly54 on 8. October 2020 - 21:02.

    This was so delicious!
    I took advice from past comments and did modify it slightly.
    I added 100g dates and reduced sugar to 100g, added the extra egg and also added 100g of white chocolate chips (I dont think I would do this next time as I didn't really notice them). I added 1tsp of cinnamon and 1/4tsp of all spice instead of the mixed spice.

    For the icing, I reduced the sugar to 60g, doubled the cream cheese and added about 150g of melted white chocolate to make more of a white chocolate and cream cheese ganache. I also left out the lemon. This was more to suit fussy family members who aren't huge cream cheese fans but it turned out so nice!

    I used a 20cm cake tin and baked for 70 mins, rotating halfway through on the advice of previous posters. It was perfect timing, cooked through and still super moist.

    Thank you for the amazing recipe, it will be a regular in our house. Thank you to the previous posters for the modifications!

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  • Very good recipe. Made with gf flour and it worked...

    Submitted by Lizzielou36 on 27. September 2020 - 14:43.

    Very good recipe. Made with gf flour and it worked perfectly. Not at all too sweet, which was what some of the comments state. It was really well balanced in my opinion.

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  • Love this recipe. I would probably make the icing...

    Submitted by Diana1967 on 19. September 2020 - 18:10.

    Love this recipe. I would probably make the icing without the butter next time as it made it a bit yellow looking.

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  • Nice and easy. I extended the speed on the mixing...

    Submitted by D's thermo_delights on 9. August 2020 - 18:01.

    Nice and easy. I extended the speed on the mixing as - 15 on speed 2 didn't combine everything. plus halved the sugar in the icing and batter and it was still sweet enough.

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  • Once baked, this turned out a light and tasty...

    Submitted by Morton100 on 1. August 2020 - 15:22.

    Once baked, this turned out a light and tasty cake; thank you 😊 for the recipe.

    📝
    Will have to mixed longer on REVERSE and used speed 6 as speed 2 did not move the mixture.

    🥕🧁🥕🧁

    used my own icing 🧁 recipe:
    250g cream cheese
    4 tblsp milled raw sugar
    Grated rind of one lemon 🍋 and some juice

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  • Very Good Recipe that can be used for many...

    Submitted by Winnie_74 on 15. July 2020 - 19:51.

    Very Good Recipe that can be used for many occasions!

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  • Beautiful moist carrot cake! Thanks for sharing....

    Submitted by Bretho on 26. May 2020 - 14:45.

    Beautiful moist carrot cake! Thanks for sharing. Have cooked a few times now and never fails to impress. I usually add an extra egg and double the mixed spice but recipe works perfectly as is with a little help on the final mix.

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  • This recipe is amazing. I used GF flour and subbed...

    Submitted by SallySez on 15. May 2020 - 16:38.

    This recipe is amazing. I used GF flour and subbed the walnuts for 150gr of white chocolate. It was absolutely divine!

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  • I made this today, my tm6 couldn't even mix it all...

    Submitted by Thermie88 on 9. May 2020 - 14:39.

    I made this today, my tm6 couldn't even mix it all together I don't know how the tm31 did. I had to repeat that process as well as use my spatula to mix it all in. Then there was so much cake. Only thing is it burnt the top of mine. I don't know how. I'm just going to cut the top off and pipe the icing. Haven't tasted yet, hope it's good!

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  • I make one of these a week. I add an extra egg,...

    Submitted by Shancook on 2. May 2020 - 19:55.

    I make one of these a week. I add an extra egg, reverse speed 3.5 for 1 minute to mix the cake mix and that's it. Best cake ever.

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  • We love this cake so much! I usually put in 2...

    Submitted by Anastasia.Wilhelm on 30. April 2020 - 17:46.

    We love this cake so much! I usually put in 2 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg instead of the mixed spice.

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  • This was so easy, going through some of the...

    Submitted by Danimc72 on 19. April 2020 - 13:43.

    This was so easy, going through some of the previous comments I did 100g dates and about 60g sugar, also did 80g olive oil and 60-70g nuttalex, and half almonds and half walnuts, was delicious. Thanks for tips. I didn't ice and was still great..

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  • So easy and delicious! Have made this a few times...

    Submitted by Jakz2 on 10. April 2020 - 11:32.

    So easy and delicious! Have made this a few times now and always a hit with the family Smile

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  • My 6yo & I made this for "maths" while he's at...

    Submitted by MummaMealey on 26. March 2020 - 20:17.

    My 6yo & I made this for "maths" while he's at home during the COVID-19. It was a simple manual recipe with amazing results! So yummy, only made it to use up some aging carrots but I'll definitely be making this again!

    MummaMealey x

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  • So good!!! Thank you! It worked even though I used...

    Submitted by Makan on 14. February 2020 - 21:52.

    So good!!! Thank you! It worked even though I used gluten free flour. Might reduce the sugar to 180g next time .. was a bit sweet for me at 200g. Baked it for 50mins.

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  • A huge hit in our household! Delicious.

    Submitted by RachelSnowden on 13. January 2020 - 18:55.

    A huge hit in our household! Delicious.

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  • This truly lived up to its name. It is the best...

    Submitted by Magicwand on 21. December 2019 - 06:24.

    This truly lived up to its name. It is the best ever.guests loved it. Next time I would set less time for walnuts. Prefer so have it in small pieces than pulverised.

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  • Wanting to cook this tomorrow.. that seems like...

    Submitted by butlera on 3. November 2019 - 19:37.

    Wanting to cook this tomorrow.. that seems like heaps of olive oil, can you taste it? Is it too strong?
    thank you Smile

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  • Quick, easy and delicious.

    Submitted by Kato1970 on 18. September 2019 - 04:40.

    Quick, easy and delicious.

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  • Made a vegan version with egg replacer and it...

    Submitted by FrenchP on 10. September 2019 - 16:05.

    Made a vegan version with egg replacer and it turned out great. Very moist as others had indicated which was nice. Made a vegan frosting with coconut yoghurt, nuttelex, icing sugar, lemon juice and vanilla essence.

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  • Easy Simple Recipe...

    Submitted by toni5623 on 6. September 2019 - 14:18.

    Easy Simple Recipe

    I don’t understand why it calls for a 25cm cake tin as it wasn’t a huge cake mix. I used a deep 22cm square tin but should have just used my trusty 20cm deep round cake tin because I would have preferred a higher cake.
    I took it out of the oven after an hour and it was done...could have taken it out 5mins earlier as it was a little dry.
    I will also use white sugar to make the icing next time as I don’t like the yellow/caramel colour that is a result of using raw sugar...just a personal preference...😅
    Thanks for a quick carrot cake recipe.

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  • Have made this several times now and it’s always...

    Submitted by Thermie-TM6 on 4. September 2019 - 16:18.

    Have made this several times now and it’s always a winner!

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  • This cake is so easy to make and it’s an...

    Submitted by Dadougo on 22. August 2019 - 09:09.

    This cake is so easy to make and it’s an absolute winner. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Great recipe - perfect every time!

    Submitted by HCham on 17. July 2019 - 14:48.

    Great recipe - perfect every time!

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  • windja:...

    Submitted by Erin_Boxy on 9. July 2019 - 06:43.

    windja:
    Do you recall the quantity of dates used? I'm keen to try it without sugar also tmrc_emoticons.)

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  • windja:...

    Submitted by Erin_Boxy on 9. July 2019 - 06:02.

    windja:
    Do you recall the quantity of dates used? I'm keen to try it without sugar also tmrc_emoticons.)

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  • I made this twice already and they came out...

    Submitted by windja on 13. May 2019 - 20:19.

    I made this twice already and they came out perfect. The last time I put half walnut and half almond, some pitted dates instead of sugar and throw some sultanas before baking, the cake is even more yummy. Thanks for the recipe.

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  • Great recipe! My guests all love it!

    Submitted by Lillilingerie on 5. May 2019 - 15:17.

    Great recipe! My guests all love it!

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  • I made this without walnuts (due to allergy) & it...

    Submitted by mimi75 on 4. May 2019 - 18:09.

    I made this without walnuts (due to allergy) & it was still delicious. Will definitely be making this again!

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  • Yum yum yummm! I love this cake. It is so quick &...

    Submitted by elmo_306 on 26. April 2019 - 11:50.

    Yum yum yummm! I love this cake. It is so quick & easy & delicious! I always get compliments when I make it 😀

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  • A great recipe!...

    Submitted by rhoski on 25. April 2019 - 01:29.

    A great recipe!
    Smile

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  • Made this without the walnuts, I added an extra...

    Submitted by samtac on 20. April 2019 - 19:25.

    Made this without the walnuts, I added an extra egg and used 200g of sugar and it turned out really nice. Everyone loved it.

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  • LOVE this carrot cake. I made it the first time as...

    Submitted by sotandwens on 11. April 2019 - 12:50.

    LOVE this carrot cake. I made it the first time as per the recipe and it was lovely just as it was. The only thing I have changed is not milling the walnuts as much, as I like chunky bits. Everyone went mad on it, def my go to recipe!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Big Smile

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  • I made this today, it is sooooo moist, I added a...

    Submitted by trishboug on 2. March 2019 - 18:48.

    I made this today, it is sooooo moist, I added a little more lemon juice and lemon zest to the frosting.....yummy! I’ll be making this regularly....

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  • So yummy and moist!

    Submitted by PamW on 19. February 2019 - 16:17.

    So yummy and moist!

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  • I love this carrot cake and have made it a number...

    Submitted by Mixedvegies on 15. February 2019 - 12:38.

    I love this carrot cake and have made it a number of times! It is so moist and yummy. With three coeliacs in the house and a nut free school, we require a gluten free and nut free version. All I do is leave out the walnuts, and use GF plain flour instead of the normal flour, and it is perfect, every time! You would hardly know it is gluten free! It is delicious enough without the icing, whitch I haven’t made yet.

    I usually need to grate the carrot a bit longer, and sometimes mix the final mixture through a bit longer, but otherwise I stick to the recipe.

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  • Great recipe. I halved the sugar in both the cake...

    Submitted by debloves2cook on 27. January 2019 - 16:19.

    Great recipe. I halved the sugar in both the cake and icing and it was plenty sweet enough for us. Thank you xx

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  • Amazing carrot cake!...

    Submitted by Lee24 on 13. January 2019 - 08:20.

    Amazing carrot cake!
    I didn't have enough carrots so used about 100g zucchini. After reading comments I added another egg and on step 5 ingredients didn't all combine so I had to stir through with a spatula which wasn't a big deal.I also reduced sugar in icing to 150g. Beautiful moist cake which is full of flavour and was loved by the whole family. Will definately be making again.

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  • To say I was dubious about this recipe would be an...

    Submitted by JulieB64 on 31. December 2018 - 19:19.

    To say I was dubious about this recipe would be an understatement. I was concerned about milling the walnuts, using plain flour and bi-carb soda. But, due to the number of positive comments I thought I'd give it a go. I'm so glad I did, everyone loved it.
    The texture was really nice, but next time I might not blitz the walnuts so much as I like a few chunkier bits. Also, as others have commented, the dry ingredients didnt mix into the wet ingredients with the instructions given. I actually incorporated them by hand in the end. I'll definitely use the recipe again though and just bear these things in mind.

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  • Great cake !! Nice and moist. I took the advice...

    Submitted by trishabridge on 17. December 2018 - 18:14.

    Great cake !! Nice and moist. I took the advice and only put in 170gms of sugar and also 1 extra egg. I didn't have any walnuts and used sunflower seeds instead tmrc_emoticons.)

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