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i am susan thye. aka chocolatesuze. lives in sydney, australia. born 30.5.83. hitched to noods. started The Biscuit Tree. this is a food and lifestyle blog. i like cheeseburgers, ice cream, macarons and Reuben sandwiches :D
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Super Easy Carrot Cake
18 July 2011, 00:09
Did you have an awesome weekend guys? Am definitely not loving the crappy cold winter and you know what makes me happy? Baking something that fills the house with the smell of cinnamon and sugar! Enter this beautifully easy carrot cake recipe that I spotted over at The Cake Mistress.
Seriously dudes, best recipe evah! Using only one bowl! Brilliant. Also, I have issues with walnuts in my carrot cake so I left em out and I ran outta nutmeg but hey whatever floats your boat yo
Ingredients for the cake:
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup Vegetable Oil
3 Large Eggs
Pinch Salt
½ tsp Bicarb Soda
2 cups Self Raising Flour
2 cups finely grated Carrot (around 4 large carrots)
½ cup Walnuts, finely chopped
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
Cream Cheese Frosting
300g Icing sugar
125g Cream Cheese, cold
50g Unsalted Butter, room temp
Heat oven to 180C. Beat the 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup oil until thick.
Add 1 egg at a time, beating after each for a few more minutes
Check out my mini grater! haha I hardly ever grate anything!
Add the pinch of salt, ½ tsp bicarb soda, 2 cups grated carrot, 2 cups self raising flour, ½ cup walnuts and spices and mix with a wooden spoon until combined
Hello batter. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until light golden and cake springs back when touched in the middle.
Oops don’t have pics of the icing but hey make sure your cake has cooled down before making the icing. Just beat the icing sugar and butter together with an electric mixer until well mixed. Add the cream cheese and beat until it is completely incorporated and fluffy.
Oh hello
Sliceage!
Back to home
Ohhh i heart carrot cake, especially with cream cheese frosting. Yeowwww! Can’t believe it’s that easy…..
— Tina @ bitemeshowme Jul 18, 01:04 AM #Lurve Carrot cake!
— Cynthia Jul 18, 02:16 AM #Will definitely give this one a try on the weekend.
I made choc chip cookies with your super easy recipe tonight, they were soooooooo good and very subway-ish :D
One-bowl recipes are the best =D And I think I’d go crazy trying to grate 4 carrots using that mini-grater!
— mademoiselle délicieuse Jul 18, 08:02 AM #The cake looks lovely and super moist, just how I like my carrot cake :)
— Dumpling Girl Jul 18, 10:23 AM #oooo i like the idea of one-bowl recipe! the cake looks sooo moist and i love carrot cake :)
— gastronomous anonymous Jul 18, 10:34 AM #that looks delicious sue!
— betty Jul 18, 10:57 AM #How gorgeous is your frosting?! And your sliceage is perfection! I likey carrot cake, esp with walnuts
— Tina@foodboozeshoes Jul 18, 11:29 AM #Oh how I love carrot cake, but oh how I hate grating carrots! I think I would be lazy and use my food processor for that, but then I have to wash it up…
— Susan Jul 18, 12:07 PM #Oh hi-5! That looks delish! And what makes it even better is that it’s all no fuss one bowl recipe! woot!
— Mary@ohmykitchenaid Jul 18, 12:35 PM #mmm. me craving carrot cake now!! you put a nice thick layer of cream cheese frosting on that cake! yumm.
— shaun@everybodylovesramen Jul 18, 12:57 PM #mmm…love the thick thick cream cheese icing! can u believe i only started to like carrot cakes a couple of years ago? i used to hate them gasp but dw! im in love with them right now.
— sugarpuffi Jul 18, 04:20 PM #Hey I’ve had a carrot cake in my mind lately! I like the sound of your version!
— Maria @ ScandiFoodie Jul 18, 04:50 PM #Yum yum! I make a healthy version without sugar, butter or oil… But then I ruin it by slathering a wedge with margarine, lol! Your carrot cake looks divine!
— JasmyneTea Jul 18, 05:32 PM #teehee I like your carrot cupcake! and I has issues with walnuts too
— Jacq Jul 18, 05:44 PM #That looks delicious – especially the cupcake – gotta make that! I’m glad you showed us some “messy” shots – good to see I’m not the only one that is a little messy at times!
— CateCanCook Jul 18, 06:44 PM #Your carrot cake looks so moist and simple! Thanks for the breakdown of steps. Have you ever tried adding pineapple to the cake mix?
— sarah Jul 18, 08:00 PM #yummo! my mum’s birthday is coming up soon and she hates chocolate cakes, so I’m definitely bookmarking this to make for her! :)
— Jenny Jul 18, 09:21 PM #Mmmm… Love carrot cakes! And loooove cupcakes! That second photo just makes me drool :)
— Eating in Sydney Jul 18, 10:06 PM #Looks moist , and the icing looks perfect!!
— tania@mykitchenstories Jul 19, 08:12 AM #i’m having one of those days where i crave every single thing i see, i could really go with some of your carrot cake absolutely covered in frosting (as all good carrots cakes should be!)
— muppy Jul 19, 04:01 PM #Loving the carrot cupcake shot! So i got all the ingrediants ready and made the cake but i then noticed the odd 1tsp of Nutella left sitting on the bench? and then i realised i misread the nutmeg but it was a good ‘waiting for the cake to bake’ snack! (:
— Polly Jul 19, 04:11 PM #Yummy! I love the photo showing the little carroty bits in the cake. It’s got carrots therefore no calories, right?
— Maureen Jul 19, 05:23 PM #hey wasn’t it you that fed noods carrot cake without him knowing and he actually liked it?! even though he says that he hates carrot cake. funny how I remember that one. This does seem like a very easy recipe. love them easy recipes!
— tinytearoom Jul 19, 08:49 PM #oh hello cream cheese frosting! YUM! Love how you only need one bowl!
— Julie Jul 19, 10:26 PM #So, sittin here at midnight wanting carrot cake…thanks yeow! Totally diggin that outdoor shot. In winter and being deprived of good camera lighting, I tend to take my shots outside as well!
— Adrian (Food Rehab) Jul 20, 01:11 AM #Definitely saving this recipe to make sometime in the near future, thank you!!!
— Brenda Jul 20, 10:34 AM #Love a good carrot cake! Looks delish. Frosting looks lovely.
— Dressed and Eaten Jul 20, 12:28 PM #Great looking cake. Carrot cake is the one cake that completely defeats me. Can’t make it. Every attempt is fit for the dog and chooks only. Sigh. One day perhaps…
— spiceandmore Jul 21, 04:45 PM #one bowl cake ftw! perfect for lazy baking days. Mmmm cream cheese frostin
— angie Jul 21, 11:46 PM #the first and yummyist carrot cake i have tasted. i have made it over and over again !!
— bron Sep 14, 11:04 PM #Just baked this and even my husband who hates carrot cake loved it! I had to bake it for longer because my oven is a bit of a loser, but it was GREAT! Thank you =]
— Jenny Jan 1, 11:13 AM #