River Cottage - River Cottage Community Recipes

Recipes

Add a recipe

Sarah's Carrot Cake

added by SarahT 3rd February 2009
at 11:38

A delicious cake that is moist and keeps well if you can manage to keep it to yourself!!

Rate this recipe:

Prep time

30 mins + icing time

Cook Time

25 mins

Servings

12 generous slices!

Ingredients

Cake:
175g grated carrots
2 ripe bananas, mashed
75g chopped walnuts
Zest of one orange
175ml sunflower oil
175g soft brown sugar
3 large eggs
300g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Icing:
100g soft curd cheese
100g softened butter
210g unrefined icing sugar, well sieved
½ tsp vanilla essence
Small handful of chopped walnuts to decorate if you wish

carrot cake, bananas, Walnuts, carrot, orange

Directions

Mix the carrots, bananas, walnuts, orange, oil, sugar and eggs in a large bowl. Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and baking powder and gently mix into the carrot mixture, making sure that all the flour is incorporated without being over-mixed. Pour into two 20cm round baking tins, lined with buttered greaseproof paper. Bake for 25 minutes at 180 degrees C until firm to the touch and a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool on a rack. For best results, wrap in foil before totally cold and ice the next day. Soften the curd cheese and add the butter and continue mixing until they are totally mixed together. Gradually add the sieved icing sugar and beat in until smooth. Add the vanilla and beat again. Divide the icing over the 2 cakes, layer up and if you wish sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Enjoy!!

4 replies

RMT

Replied on 25th July 2009 10.39

Really good reliable recipe

StevenL

Replied on 22nd February 2009 20.25

Sarah T please bring in your cakes so that we can all benefit from your cakey magic. You're making me hungry ok!

Sass

Replied on 11th February 2009 14.23

This is really scrummy.

whiskers...

Replied on 11th February 2009 13.19

I can vouch for that! Sarah's cake is moist AND delicious!!

To leave a response to the post you will need to be a registered user. Sign-up here or Login here

Similar recipes

Carrot peeling and spruce beer
By: River Cottage summers here
Rhubarb and orange yoghurt fool
By: Every Day
Red cabbage, parsnip, orange and date salad
By: River Cottage Veg Every Day!
Carrot Cake with Cashew Nut Icing
By: Maytime
Candied orange sticks
By: River Cottage Preserves Handbook
Apple and Walnut Crumble
By: Every Day
Sophie's orange, parsnip and halloumi
By: Hugh's 3 Good Things
Sophie's apricots, chickpeas and carrot
By: Hugh's 3 Good Things
Hugh's filo, walnuts and honey
By: Hugh's 3 Good Things
Wholemeal carrot and honey cake recipe
By: River Cottage summers here
Chicken stew
By: swarez
Coffee and walnut cake
By: River Cottage Cakes Handbook
Hugh's fennel, orange and watercress
By: Hugh's 3 Good Things
Jo's Simple Carrot Soup
By: Jo12345
Lemon & Orange Squash
By: Every Day
Rhubarb and Orange smoothie
By: HughFW
Spiced banana loaf cake with chocolate chunks
By: Three Go Mad
Roast Chicken Soup
By: ncook
Pumpkin and Walnut Bread
By: Maytime
Bean Jar
By: Titeuf
Eggy bready pudding with rhubarb compote
By: River Cottage Canteen and Deli Axminster
orange & grapefruit marmalade (Microwave)
By: lb1
Chocolate Orange Truffles
By: Maytime
Vegetarian Haggis
By: LucyEigg
Pickled Walnuts
By: Georgee
Chicken Out, of this recipie if you Dare!
By: Gray and Shell
Clove and Ginger Wine.
By: Al Beaz
Pickled Partridges
By: Georgee
Vegetable Crisps
By: Hell Belle
Pumpkin Marmalade
By: Snow Cloud
Seville Orange Marmalade
By: River Cottage Preserves Handbook
Parkin cake with Orange twist
By: Bradders
Carrot Cupcakes
By: Haly
Orange Basil Mojito
By: ghgirls
Eggy bready pudding with rhubarb compote
By: River Cottage summers here
Gill Meller's beetroot, yoghurt and walnut soup
By: Hugh's 3 Good Things
Moist Choc and Orange Squares
By: maisie
Fennel and celeriac soup with orange zest.
By: River Cottage Veg Every Day!
Pilaw with chicken and carrots
By: babure
Gill Meller's pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
By: Hugh's 3 Good Things

@rivercottage

RT @axcanteen: Locally smoked kippers with toast & poached eggs for breakfast! link
Home link
We're supporting Food Revolution Day because like @jamieoliver we believe food education & cooking skills can help save lives #FRD2013
RT @jamieoliver: Don't forget get on to #foodtube. link as we will be going live all day!!! X link
RT @drpickerell: Hugh F-W about to be honored as 'Educator of the Year' at Monterey Bay Aquarium @rivercottage @hughsfishfight #CFS2013
RT @ashleykoff: Congrats Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall @hughsfishfight @rivercottage Educator of the Year #cfs2013 @MontereyAq link…
@CotswoldBlonde Our tractor driver's not that strange!!
We're supporting our good friend @jamieoliver on Food Revolution Day because we want people to share our passion for great food. #FRD2013
RT @damnfinebacon: with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall @omnivorebooks event. @srcerer got new book Veg plus Meat signed. We talked salami. htt…
RT @farmerbrowne411: wonderful event @omnivorebooks celebrating another great accomplishment by hugh fearnly-whittingstall @rivercottage ht…
RT @HuggyHilton: Hanging out with Hugh in San Francisco! @rivercottage #rivercottage link
RT @hughsfishfight: Handline-caught #mackerel is back on the 'fish to eat' list. Here's our view: link #fishfight
RT @hughsfishfight: .@MCSUK upgrades handline-caught #mackerel rating to 'fish to eat', other UK/EU/Norwegian mack to 'occasional choice' h…
RT @hughsfishfight: Great news that handline #mackerel back on 'fish to eat' list. Barely makes a dent on the stock, it's what River Cottag…
RT @TimGreenSauce: Foraging all done for tomorrows private event @rivercottage #wildfood
RT @guardianfood: EU fisheries reform plan falls short of outright discards ban link
Read Hugh's reaction as EU ministers agree on Common Fisheries Policy overhaul: link #fishfight
Hugh: "Meat is, and always should be, a precious food." link via @PigBusiness
RT @RCHQEvents: Rising Star 2013: our entries are in and now campaigning will start to get your vote! See @lambposts's video: link…
RT @peoplefundit: Only 8% to go until The Meadow Line hit their target! Great work everyone @RiverofFlowers link
.@RichardBenyonMP vows to drive through 'ambitious' EU fishing reforms: link via @GuardianEco
Hugh: "The commodification of meat is becoming a problem for society." link via @PigBusiness
Hugh: "I don't want to live in a countryside where that's they way our food is produced" link via @PigBusiness
WATCH! Hugh lends his support to @PigBusiness against #pig factories link Support smaller farmers, avoid factory pork!
RT @axcanteen: Excited to have @lambposts joining us tonight: Cure-iosity. Tickets still available, call us on 01297 631715 link…
RT @C4Scrapbook: To make up for lost time, there are three delicious hummus recipes from @rivercottage here: link #hummus…
RT @bristolcanteen: ... River Exe mussels, thyme & cider. Book online at link or call 0117 973 2458 link
RT @bristolcanteen: Cheer yourself up with lunch @bristolcanteen this week - chargrilled courgette, Yorkshire feta & oregano salad ..... ht…
RT @axcanteen: One of today's starters: Heritage tomatoes, mozzarella & basil. link
EU's 'wasteful' fish discards policy nears the end of the line: link via @GuardianEco
RT @LymeBayReserve: Marine Protected Areas need to be managed properly. That’s what we're working on here in #LymeBay #sustainablefishing h…
RT @str8_bananas: Damanaki media scrum as threat of collapse hangs over #fisheries reform link #CFPreform link…
RT @DefraGovUK: Read about the momentous steps @RichardBenyonMP made last time he was in Brussels fighting for fish reform #CFPreform http:…
RT @hughsfishfight: On Mon/Tues, EU fish ministers need to reach agreement on #CFPreform. Our #fishfight leaders across EU wrote to them: h…
RT @mcsuk: today is a key day for the #cfpreform tweet @RichardBenyonMP your support for true reform!
RT @axcanteen: Curing Event tomorrow. Book online or last chance to enter FB competition to win 2 tickets for dinner with @lambposts http:/…
RT @williemackenzie: Joint #CFPreform message to @RichardBenyonMP from us, @OCEAN2012UK @wwf_uk @Natures_Voice @mcsuk & @nef #gp http://t.c…
RT @axcanteen: On today's menu: grey mullet, cuttlefish & chilli stew. link
Hugh's Healthy Eating booklet, complete with 20 delicious recipes in today's @Telegraph: link
Win 2 tickets for dinner @axcanteen Tues 14th May: Curing Evening with @lambposts. Like & share the event on #fb link
RT @vickihird: @rivercottage we'd love a RT Students! Win £500 by getting creative about food&env.-we need your ideas! competition http://t…
RT @BloomsburyCooks: Keep your eyes peeled for Hugh F-W's brilliant Healthy Eating recipe booklets in tomorrow's @Telegraph @rivercottage h…
This is the EU's best chance in a decade to reduce fish discards: link
RT @samjlomas: @rivercottage any chance of a retweet for my Rising Star application video in which i make a pizza oven and pizza? http://t.…
RT @hughsfishfight: "Close to the end game, but there remains a risk of breakdown" @ChrisDaviesMEP gives an update on #CFPreform: http://t.…
RT @Riverford: @rivercottage Can u help us muster votes? We're up for @ObsEthAwards with 1 day to vote! Pls RT or click link…
RT @TelegraphFood: How to grow beans in your garden, by @MarkDoc link
RT @axcanteen: @Chefsamrom's lunch dish of the day: Kabuki pea, horseradish & nut salad #sunnybankholiday #Axminster link…
RT @YahooScreenUK: Mark Diacono from @rivercottage offers his top 'small space' #gardening tips in this clip link
@andy3martin Hugh is a Cheltenham lad as it goes . . .

Recipes

Login & Sign-up