I have been making this cake for yonks so I thought I would try converting it
Carrot, Spice and Yoghurt Cake100g Walnuts (optional)
260g Carrots
4 Eggs
250g Vegetable Oil
250g Yoghurt
310g Self Raising Flour
2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
150g Dark Brown Sugar (or Substitute, I do sometimes drop this right down to 100g)
Preheat oven to 160C, Grease and line a deep 22cm tin (or equivalent).
If using walnuts chop for 1 second speed 4. Set aside.
Grate peeled/unpeeled carrots for 2 seconds on speed 5. Set aside with walnuts.
Mix Eggs, Oil and Yoghurt for 5 seconds on speed 7.
Add Flour, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Sugar. Mix for 5 seconds on speed 5, scrape down sides and mix again for 2 seconds on speed 5 if needed.
Add Grated Carrot and Walnuts (if using) and mix on
+ speed 4 for 5 seconds.
Tip into tin and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until skewer comes out clean, leave in tin for 10 minutes before turning out to cool completely.
Top with Cream Cheese Icing.
Mines baking in the oven now, wanted to type this up while my boys were snoozing, will be back later to post photo
Adapted from a book called Quick and Easy Cakes.
Note - Is quite moist the next day, will drop carrot down to 260 g next time like it is in the original recipe.
members' commentsKali Ma - In the oven at the moment. I only wanted a small amount so did half a recipe. I also couldn't be bothered doing the walnuts/carrots then tipping them into a bowl etc so I simply combined mine on reverse for the steps following chopping the walnuts and carrots. I just don't think TMXing the cake does is justice... But I've yet to figure out why/what step.. When made 'normally is light and not dense at all.. My fav cake in fact. And although its edible done in the TMX its not FANTASTIC like it usually is..
Jabba - I made this yesterday but it didn't go too well. I'm not sure the carrot was grated fine enough (and I tm-ed it longer than instructions) and as a result it was quite dense and the mixture didn't taste sweet enough. As a result, the nutmeg really overpowered it.
Maybe grating instructions need tweaking?
Snoozie - It is very dense but I think it's quite nice. DD is eating it! I only put 100 g sugar in and made them muffin sized.
courton - I have just finished baking this cake. I reduced the oil to 210 g and might try reducing it even more next time. I did have to blitz the carrots a few more seconds than stated in the recipe. It is dense but carrot cakes usually are. I had a very tiny bite and it was fine.
