Carrot cake

Name: Carrot cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 250 g (8 oz) plain flour; 250 ml (8 fl oz) vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 eggs; 250 g (8 oz) caster sugar; icing sugar, for dusting; 300 g (10 oz) carrot, grated

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Cakes

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

A simple cake that can be served dusted with icing sugar or decorated with cream cheese frosting. For a richer version, add one of the ingredients suggested in the Chef’s tip.

Ingredients

250 g (8 oz) plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Line a rectangular cake tin (see Chef’s techniques), approximately 28 x 23 cm