Killer recipe for carrot cake wanted

newlywed

I use mild extra v olive oil - only buy olive oil in any case. Never had a complaint about the cakes although I did think one tasted a bit funny when I used the stronger extra v oil by mistake - but everyone ate it

craftynutters

hi it's healthier to add oil than marg which is full of nasty added bits

pavlovs_dog

i believe the idea behind adding the oil is that is keeps the cake moist. i always add it to my muffins. a little goes a long way

csarinaknight

I have always used oil usually vegetable or sunflower oil in my carrot cake, 5 fl ozs or slightly less, oil is better than marg.... not sure about butter though...............in a sponge cake you can replace an egg with water measured in the shell of an egg, so if a recipe calls for 2 eggs......use one and two half egg shells of cold water, works perfectly.........................

When I make a carrot cake I put the oil and eggs into a jug and use a fork to make an emulsion, add a teaspoon of vanilla and then add to the flour carrot etc. I did cut down the amount of sugar, it does not seem to have affected the texture of the cake at all.............I think if you look f through thr recipe file you will find the recipe for spiced carrot cake I posted.......it makes a great tray bake for school fetes etc if you double up the amounts.......

mrbadexample

You put oil in chocolate yoghurt cake, and that's top!

Shez

csarinaknight wrote: »

When I make a carrot cake I put the oil and eggs into a jug and use a fork to make an emulsion, add a teaspoon of vanilla and then add to the flour carrot etc. I did cut down the amount of sugar, it does not seem to have affected the texture of the cake at all.............I think if you look f through thr recipe file you will find the recipe for spiced carrot cake I posted.......it makes a great tray bake for school fetes etc if you double up the amounts.......

Ive done this one and its........ yummy:D

icecubequeen

As I have a load of carrots to use up and its baking day tomorrow, I thought I would try and make a carrot cake.

have looked online at recipes and all ask for ingredients I dont have e.g rind of oranges, cinamon, walnuts.

Do I really need these things to make a carrot cake? Has anyone got a quick and easy recipe for carrot cake?

I have the usual ingredients for making cakes already....butter, flour, eggs, caster sugar etc. If there is a recipe where i dont need to buy extra ingredients it would be good, but dont mind if I really need to get extra bits to make it (just trying to save myself a trip to the shops!)

Thanks in advance xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

sandy2_2

Sorry everyone, I've just deleted this recipe. If anyone needs a copy please PM me or Kethy

Pink.

Hi icecubequeen,

There are lots of recipes on this older thread that might help:

Killer recipe for carrot cake wanted

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep all the recipes together.

Pink

Penelope_Penguin

icecubequeen wrote: »

As I have a load of carrots to use up and its baking day tomorrow, I thought I would try and make a carrot cake.

have looked online at recipes and all ask for ingredients I dont have e.g rind of oranges, cinamon, walnuts.

Do I really need these things to make a carrot cake? Has anyone got a quick and easy recipe for carrot cake?

I have the usual ingredients for making cakes already....butter, flour, eggs, caster sugar etc. If there is a recipe where i dont need to buy extra ingredients it would be good, but dont mind if I really need to get extra bits to make it (just trying to save myself a trip to the shops!)

Thanks in advance xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

You don't need those things - though I like sultanas in mine, and a bit of spice (whatever you have) is nice, too.

Sandy2's recipe looks good, though I'd use sugar rather than sweetener.

HTH, Penny. x