Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese and Pecan Nut Icing
By 54155
Published on 01 March 2023
Simon’s Carrot Cake is a deliciously indulgent teatime treat. It is packed full of hearty ingredients, including fresh and dried fruit, nuts and carrots for a more-ish flavour and moist texture. Simon tops his cake with rich cream cheese icing for an even more luxurious flavour. Perfect for an afternoon snack with a cuppa. Part of our Daily Brunch with Ocado recipe collection.Time and servings
1 hr 10 minsTotal time
10Servings
20 minsPrep time
50 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 250 g of plain flour
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- 150 g of light brown sugar
- 220 g of canned pineapple slices, chopped
- 150 ml of sunflower oil
- 100 g of creamed coconut, grated
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
- 50 g of walnuts, shells removed
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 passion fruit, pulp only
- 150 g of carrots, grated
- 3 free-range eggs
- 125 g of butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
- 225 g of cream cheese
- 450 g of icing sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 50 g of whole pecans, to decorate
- 1 handful of sultanas
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 160˚C/320˚F/Gas 2.Step 2
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and mix well.Step 3
Add the sugar, walnuts, pineapple, sultanas, mashed banana, passion fruit pulp, grated carrot, oil and eggs and mix well to completely combine.Step 4
Pour the cake mixture into a greased 20cm/8in cake tin and place into the oven to bake for 1-1¼ hours, or until cooked through. Test by pushing a skewer into the centre of the cake. If the skewer comes out clean the cake is ready.Step 5
If the cake top is browning too much, cover with a circle of kitchen foil.Step 6
Remove from the oven when ready and allow to cool on a wire rack.Step 7
For the icing, beat the butter and cheese together in a clean bowl until light and fluffy.Step 8
Add sugar and vanilla extract and mix well.Step 9
Add the coconut and mix again.Step 10
Once the cake is cool, remove from the cake tin, cut in half horizontally and spread the icing in the middle and on top of the cake.Step 11
Decorate the cake with a few whole pecans and serve in generous slices.