Billington’s

Classic Carrot Cake
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Classic Carrot Cake

This Classic Carrot Cake recipe is gorgeous and perfect for an afternoon treat.

Preparation Time 20 minutes
Baking Time 40 minutes
Portions 1 Loaf
Skill Level Easy
Average Rating 2 stars
 

Classic Carrot Cake Ingredients

100 ml Milk Milk
1 Lemon juice of 1 lemon
75 grams Butter unsalted, at room temperture
100 grams Light Muscovado Sugar (Billington's) Light Muscovado Sugar (Billington's)
1 Happy Eggs large Happy Eggs
100 grams Self Raising Wholemeal Flour (Allinson) Self Raising Wholemeal Flour (Allinson)
0.50 tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda
0.50 tsp Cinnamon ground
pinch ground cloves
Nutmeg
cardamom
pinch Salt
50 grams Carrots grated
40 grams Walnuts
1 Lemon zest only
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How to make Classic Carrot Cake

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  1. Put the milk into a jug and add the lemon juice and leave it to sour for a few minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/350°F/Gas Mark 4. method tip
  2. Cream together the butter and Light Muscovado sugar in a bowl until pale and fluffy and gradully whisk in the egg. method tip
  3. Fold in flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmug, Cardamom and salt.
  4. Mix the carrots, walnuts, orange or lemon zest with the milk and gently stir together intil combined.
  5. Turn into a greased and lined 900g/2lb loaf tin. Bake for 40 minutes, insert a skewer into the centre of the cake - If it comes out clean it is ready, if it\'s still sticky keep cooking for another 10 minutes until cooked through. method tip
  6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto a cooling wire. Allow to cool before slicing.
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Read all reviews (1) | Average rating: 2 stars

"I made this cake recently, I gave it well over 1 hours baking time, it had sprung back from the sides of the loaf tin and I assumed it would be cooked through at that point. However, either end was fine, very moist, but as I cut further inwards, the mixture was doughy and not cooked through. Can anyone say why this was the case, it was baked at 160 C fan oven for around 65 minutes."

20-06-2011 | Author: Homelovingirl31 | 2 stars

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