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Easter Carrot & Walnut Cake

30-35 mins Cook
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It’s not Easter unless we are tucking into a delicious carrot cake! This recipe is an easy & fast all-in-one, mix-and-bake cake. Topped with delicious royal icing and crunchy walnuts it really is the perfect Easter cake. Thanks to our Brand Ambassador, Shane Smith for creating this gorgeous recipe

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Easter Carrot & Walnut Cake

Easter Carrot & Walnut Cake

agnesgempackfoods-ie
prep time
30 mins
cooking time
30-35 mins
servings
8
total time
1 h

Equipment

  • Weighing scales

  • Oven

  • 8” loose bottom cake tin

  • Parchment paper

  • Mixing bowls

  • Whisk

  • Spatula

  • Peeler

  • Small knife

  • Pallet knife

Ingredients

  • Carrot Cake:

  • 115ml vegetable oil

  • 200g Gem light brown sugar

  • 2 medium eggs

  • 60g natural yoghurt

  • Dash vanilla

  • 100g Gem plain flour

  • 40g Gem ground almonds

  • 1 tsp mixed spice

  • 1 tsp Gem bicarbonate of soda (Bread Soda)

  • 1 tsp Gem baking powder

  • Pinch salt

  • 180g grated carrot

  • 60g Gem walnuts, chopped

  • Decoration:

  • 350g Gem Royal Icing

  • 50ml water

  • 1 carrot

  • 15 Gem walnuts

  • Edible flowers (optional)

Instructions

1
Line a 8” loose bottom cake tin with parchment paper. Grease & flour and set to one side.
2
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan.
3
To make the cake, add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
4
Spoon this mix into the prepared tin and place in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes.
5
Remove and allow to rest in the tin for 5 minutes before removing onto a wire rack to cool completely.
6
To decorate, place the royal icing into a mixing bowl, add the water and mix on medium speed for 4-5 minutes until the icing has thickened up and is smooth.
7
Spread the royal icing over the top and sides of the carrot cake and decorate with fresh carrot shavings, walnuts and edible flowers.

Notes

Happy Baking!
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