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Carrot cake icing - which cheese?

glider3560 · 2016-03-12 20:04:27

My first attempt at making a proper carrot cake tomorrow. Last weekend I made just the sponge, which came out well, but didn't do any icing. All the recipes say to use either "soft cheese" or "cream cheese". Nothing specifies this in any more detail. I see Aldi do two types of plain soft cheese: full fat and lighter. Tesco…

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VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite

15 March 2016 at 6:15PM

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

Try marscapone - with a little orange liquer in it if you want - it makes for the most lush icing on a carrot cake xxx

Was about to make my orange and mincemeat cake, will ring the changes by adding Cointreau to the syrup

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