Carrot cake has become something of a feature at some of my shows. I had some at the bodgers ball this May and it went down very nicely with the Raspberry Vodkin, not that they were intended to go together mind you, it just sort of happened that way. At the time I promised Fion that I'd let him have Alison's recipe, but failed to get around to it until now.
So sorry for the delay and here goes with Alison's courgette cake - made with carrots!
first batch of ingredients
8oz of caster sugar
6oz of soft brown sugar (made up as 4 of light and 2 of dark)
12oz plain flour
2tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tblsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp salt
1 heaped tsp baking powder
and sieve all the ingredients into a bowl
in a second bowl prepare
8 floz of sunflower oil
1 tblsp vanilla essence (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
3 medium eggs
final batch of ingredients
8 oz of coarsely grated carrot (or baby courgette)
7 oz raisins
31/2 oz of chopped walnuts
the zest of an orange (a bit optional)
pour the oil and egg mixture into the sieved ingredients and then chuck in the final batch to produce the most unappetising looking mixture. It should fit onto a 9x12 inch baking tin and then cook for 40-45 minutes at gas 4 (180 degrees C). Take to shows and watch it disappear as if by magic.
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