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Carrot Traybake

 This Carrot Traybake recipe is one of my signature bakes. Moist, spiced with Cinnamon and topped with delicious cream cheese Icing. It's always a crowd pleaser.
Course Traybakes
Cuisine Universal
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 16 people
Calories 526kcal

Ingredients

  • 300 mls vegetable oil
  • 400 grams plain flour
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 400 grams caster sugar
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 2 tsps cinnamon
  • 400 grams grated carrot I use my food processor to just whizz them to tiny carrot rubble
  • ½ tsp salt

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 350 grams icing sugar
  • 200 grams full fat cream cheese
  • 50 grams unsalted butter not soft but not straight from the fridge

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 170 C/325 F/Gas Mark 3
  • Whisk the 4 eggs, 400 grams/ 14 oz sugar and 300 mls oil together until pale and mousse like.
  • Add the 400 grams/14 oz flour, 2 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp cinnamon and mix thoroughly.
  • Add the 400 grams/14 oz grated carrot and mix well.
  • Tip out into your lined baking tray and level off.
  • Bake for an hour approx.
  • Leave in the tin to completely cool

Cream Cheese Icing

  • I just whizz the whole lot in the food processor so I don't have to sieve. I can't bear to sieve. Make sure the cream cheese is cold from the fridge.
  • Slather it everywhere.
  • Apply to Dog Rough Face.

Nutrition

Calories: 526kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 189mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 4480IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1.6mg