recipes

carrot cake makes 24

10ml (2tsp) baking powder

3 eggs

10ml (2tsp) bicarbonate of soda

250g

(9oz) crushed pineapple

2.5ml (12tsp) salt

with juice

10ml (2tsp) ground cinnamon

175g

(6oz) chopped toasted

5ml (1tsp) ground nutmeg

pecans or walnuts

2.5ml (12tsp) ground cloves

50g (2oz) desiccated coconut

60ml (4tbsp) vegetable oil

250g

(9oz) grated carrots

225g (8oz) caster sugar

175g

(6oz) raisins

65g (212oz) light soft brown sugar

500g

(1lb2oz) plain flour

10ml (2tsp) vanilla essence

 

 

1Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas 4. Grease a 33cmx 25cm (13 x 9 inch) cake tin. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into a bowl and set aside.

2Using the beater on speed 2-3, beat together the oil, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs, until smooth. Reduce speed to 1 and add pineapple, walnuts, coconut, carrots and raisins until well mixed.

3Gradually beat in the flour mixture on speed 1, until will combined. Pour mixture into the tin and bake for 40-50 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Cut into 24 pieces. Serve on its own or with butter.

royal icing

six egg whites

1500gms (50oz) of icing sugar

1 Add the six egg whites to the bowl

2Fit the beater, on speed 1 gradually add the icing sugar over a period of approx. 2 to 3 minutes increasing the speed to 6 as the ingredients combine.

3As soon as the ingredients have combined continue to run for a further 45seconds.

4 Makes a quantity suitable for 2 x 20cm (8inch) round cakes

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