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The best Carrot cake in the world - c is for carrot

Course Cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 140 ml vegetable oil plus extra for greasing
  • 2 Eggs
  • 200 g light brown sugar
  • 300 g grated Carrots (grated weight)
  • 100 g raisins
  • 75 g pecans or Walnuts chopped (optional)
  • 180 g self-raising flour
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp freshly grated Nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp Mixed spice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 150C/gas 2. Oil and line a loaf tin with greaseproof paper. I just use a silicone one.
  2. Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then add the oil, brown sugar, grated carrot, raisins and chopped nuts.
  3. Sift in the rest of the dry ingredients and bring the mixture together using a wooden or large metal spoon until well combined.
  4. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin, smooth the surface and bake in the oven for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  5. Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool in the tin for about five minutes before removing.
  6. Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.