Name: Wholemeal Carrot Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar; 1 cup cooking oil; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp nutmeg; 1 tsp ground cloves; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 ¾ cups wholemeal flour; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 4 eggs (beaten); 3 cups carrots (grated); Cream Cheese Icing; 125g cream cheese, softened; 50g butter, softened; 2 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar

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Wholemeal Carrot Cake

Preparation

20 mins

Bake

1 hours 15 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
1 cup cooking oil
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp baking soda
1 ¾ cups wholemeal flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
4 eggs (beaten)
3 cups carrots (grated)

Cream Cheese Icing

125g cream cheese, softened
50g butter, softened
2 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar

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Reviews

7

What did you think of this recipe?

Dee

This cake turned out amazing! love the moist texture and the use of wholewheat flour.this recipe is going on repeat in my home!

Marcie

Lovely cake. Moist and tasty. I only used half the sugar suggested and it still turned out well. I added orange extract to the buttercream. It was all delicious. I've made a few carrot cakes in my time and this was the best.

neil

I use a similar recipe to this, and make a variation - instead of cinnamon, nutmeg & ground cloves, I use 3 tsp of mixed spice and add a 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts, I also use raw sugar instead of brown sugar, try - it comes out beautiful

Uncl3

Just wondering how long does the carrot cake store for without the icing on top?CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, this should keep well un-iced for 5 days in an airtight container in a cool place :)

Fiona

Just had a staff morning tea, this cake is delicious! Found it only needed cooking for 1 hour, not the full time indicated. Enjoy!!

Ifa Rushdi

This is such a good recipe! I made it last night. It was my mother-in-law's birthday. She is staying with us in Melbourne due to COVID-19 lockdown. I wanted to surprise her by presenting her the cake at mid-night. My four year old was very excited and did most of the work (I let her stay up late!). We put the carrots (around 7) and half a cup of walnuts in food processor to begin and used mixed spice suggested by another reviewer here. I had a chunk of brown sugar in the refrigerator which was frozen solid and not soft at all. So, I hit it up with the oil and added a bit of normal sugar as well in the mix. Also, halfway though, I realised we didn't have any eggs! I couldn't just go and get some because there is a curfew in Melbourne at the moment (9pm-5am every night). I used a cup of marshmallows instead! And fortunately it all worked out and it was the best cake I have ever tasted!CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, that's great to hear! So pleased it turned out well for you :-)

Marcie

This is the best carrot cake that I have ever made. I think the vegetable oil made such a difference. It was moist and evenly cooked. This was also done in just under 60 mins so you may want to check it whilst in the oven. I added ornage extract to the topping and added toasted pecan nuts, it was delicious.

Method

Mix brown sugar, oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and vanilla essence into a large bowl. Add beaten eggs. Fold in flour and baking soda. Lastly, fold in grated carrots one cup at a time until all the carrots are in the mixture. Pour mixture into a well greased baking paper, lined 23cm round cake tin. Bake at 180°C for 1 hour and 15 mins or until skewer comes out clean.

Cream Cheese Icing : Beat all ingredients together and spread over top of cake.

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Soft Brown Sugar

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Icing Sugar

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Reviews

7

What did you think of this recipe?

Dee

This cake turned out amazing! love the moist texture and the use of wholewheat flour.this recipe is going on repeat in my home!

Marcie

neil

Uncl3

Just wondering how long does the carrot cake store for without the icing on top?CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, this should keep well un-iced for 5 days in an airtight container in a cool place :)

Fiona

Just had a staff morning tea, this cake is delicious! Found it only needed cooking for 1 hour, not the full time indicated. Enjoy!!

Ifa Rushdi

Marcie

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