Carrot, Cardamom & Orange Cake

Carrot, Cardamom & Orange Cake by Lovecrumbs, Edinburgh

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/carrot-cardamom-orange-cake • Posted by A Bite To Eat

Grease, flour & line 2 x 8” sandwich tins Preheat oven to 180C This cake will keep at room temperature for a couple of days. Photo by Hollie Love Reid

You will need

220 g Brown Sugar 220 g Sunflower Oil 4 Eggs , beaten 200 g Grated Carrots Grated zest of an Orange(s) (save the rest of the orange for the icing) 250 g Self raising Wholemeal Flour 1 tsp Ground Cardamom
Cream Cheese Icing
100 g Butter , softened 100 g Cream Cheese (brought to room temperature) 450 g Icing Sugar , sifted 1 tsp Orange Juice Orange(s) zest to decorate

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Grease, flour & line 2 x 8” sandwich tins Preheat oven to 180C This cake will keep at room temperature for a couple of days. Photo by Hollie Love Reid

Instructions

1. Combine the sugar and oil in a bowl and whisk together, stir in the carrots and orange zest, followed gradually by the eggs. Sift the flour and cardamom together into a bowl then fold into the wet ingredients.

2. Divide the mixture evenly between the two tins and bake at 180C for 35 minutes - cake test with a skewer. If the skewer comes out clean the cake is ready, if not bake for a further 5 minutes and test again, repeat as necessary.

3. Once the cake tins are cool enough to handle turn out the cakes on to a wire rack to cool. Once they are completely cold start the icing.

4. Cream the butter and cream cheese together until very soft, then add the sifted icing sugar, followed by the orange juice. If the icing is a little slack add a little more icing sugar, if it is too thick add a little more juice.

5. Sandwich the cakes together with a few spoonfuls of the icing, then ice the top with another few spoonfuls of icing. Spread over the top with an even swirl, then decorate with orange zest.