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Wholemeal Carrot Cake
Wholemeal Carrot Cake
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Wholemeal Carrot Cake

4.9
20 mins
1 hours 15 mins
Easy
12

This simple carrot cake is beloved for is moist texture and rich flavour. Try this home made classic today.

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  • Ingredients
  • Method

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 (or Olivani Spread)
  • 2 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar

Chelsea Products in Recipe

Soft Brown Sugar

Soft Brown Sugar

This popular sugar is used...
Icing Sugar

Icing Sugar

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{has_more=true, offset=10, total=12, results=[{comment_text=I used to have the most beautiful and easy recipe that I lost. With a couple of tweaks this one came very close to it. This was a lovely moist carrot cake with lots of spice flavour. For my taste I found the clove quite strong so I would probably reduce that a little next time, I also love desiccated coconut, a very light sprinkle of raisins and lots of walnuts/pecans in my carrot cake and it worked really well. I will be using this one moving forward. The cream cheese frosting was great to, I do like a slight tang in mine so I added 2 Tbls greek yoghurt and it was perfect. Lemon zest with a splosh of juice would have worked to but I didnt have any. Thank you for the lovely recipe Chelsea, approved=true, user_name=Paula, hs_createdate=1789625962754, rating_new__1_5_=4, id=278796488144}, {comment_text=Really good carrot cake! It all got eaten!, approved=true, user_name=jan, hs_createdate=1754427742882, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=116295052764}, {comment_text=I have made it 5 times. My go to for carrot cakes but I also make jumbo size in muffin tin., approved=true, user_name=Priyanka, hs_createdate=1750219079961, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=29638997427}, {comment_text=This cake came out perfect and all the adults enjoyed it! We didn't put nutmeg or cloves in though. The kids especially liked the icing and we added walnuts in the mix., approved=true, user_name=Zoe, hs_createdate=1730627349530, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=19248131472}, {comment_text=Lovely moist cake only cooked for about 30/40 minutes definitely recommend, approved=true, user_name=Debs, hs_createdate=1726696888057, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=15612214162}, {comment_text=This cake turned out amazing! love the moist texture and the use of wholewheat flour.this recipe is going on repeat in my home!, approved=true, user_name=Dee, hs_createdate=1702249877839, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175531932}, {comment_text=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., approved=true, user_name=Marcie, hs_createdate=1702249877248, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175621665}, {comment_text=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, approved=true, user_name=neil, hs_createdate=1702249865389, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175556017}, {comment_text=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 :), approved=true, user_name=Uncl3, hs_createdate=1702249863708, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175604790}, {comment_text=Just had a staff morning tea, this cake is delicious! Found it only needed cooking for 1 hour, not the full time indicated. Enjoy!!, approved=true, user_name=Fiona, hs_createdate=1702249863068, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175581593}]}
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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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