58 Carrot Cake

Bake a spicy, gin-infused carrot cake with cream cheese icing

Posted by Cat Morley

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This indulgent carrot cake is spiked with 58 Gin and topped with cream cheese frosting and walnuts.

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You Will Need (17 things)

  • 300 g Brown Sugar
  • 300 ml Vegetable Oil
  • 300 g Flour
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ginger
  • 3 Large Carrot(s)
  • 100 g Walnuts
  • 2 tbsp 58 Gin

  • For the icing

  • 500 g Icing Sugar
  • 200 g Cream Cheese
  • 100 g Butter
  • Walnuts

Steps (10 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Whisk together the brown sugar, oil and eggs.

  2. 2

    In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger and cinnamon.

  3. 3

    Whisk the flour mixture into the batter.

  4. 4

    Grate in the carrots and stir in the gin and walnuts.

  5. 5

    Separate the batter between three greased cake tins.

  6. 6

    Bake at 180'C for 20 minutes until golden.

  7. 7

    Whisk together the butter and cream cheese and then slowly whisk in the icing sugar.

  8. 8

    Spread the top of each cake with icing and place on top of the others.

  9. 9

    Spread the outside of the cake with icing.

  10. 10

    Decorate with the remaining walnuts.