Easy carrot cake

4.95 from 17 votes

The easiest and moist Carrot Cake you could every wish to meet!

Course cake

Cuisine English

Keyword carrot cake, carrot loaf cake, Easy, easy carrot cake, vegetable cake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 550kcal

150 ml sunflower oil
180 g self-raising flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon never tried with mixed spice but a little 'birdy' tells me it's good
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 carrots grated - medium/large whatever
110 g soft brown sugar
2 eggs
90 g golden syrup
ICING
100 g cream cheese or light philly
50 g butter
250 g icing sugar
½ tsp cinnamon optional

Put all the cake ingredients in a bowl (except sunflower oil) and mix until well combined (not the icing parts)
Then add oil in 2 lots and mix again
Pour into lined 8 inch x 8 inch tray. Or a 2llb (900g) Loaf tin (with a liner or lined)
Bake at 180°C for approx 25 to 30 mins Approx.
Or 30-40 mins if it's a loaf.
Leave to cool in tin for 30 mins and tip out.
Icing -
Cream together butter and cream cheese, until smooth
Slowly add icing sugar and cinnamon
Spread on top of cake and cut to desired size.

*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide