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A slice of gluten-free carrot cake on a plate

Gluten-free carrot cake

With zesty cream-cheese icing

A slice of gluten-free carrot cake on a plate

1 hr plus cooling
Super easy

serves 12

About the recipe

Deliciously spiced gluten-free carrot cake – perfect with a nice cup of tea.


nutrition per serving

Calories

g

Fat

g

Saturates

g

Sugars

g

Protein

g

Carbs

of an adult’s reference intake

Ingredients

unsalted butter, for greasing

225g gluten-free self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting

2 large free-range eggs

125g soft brown sugar

125ml sunflower oil

1½ teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 eating apple

200g carrots

zest and juice of 1 orange

1 handful of sultanas

optional: 50g walnuts

FOR THE ICING

75g unsalted butter, softened

100g icing sugar

zest of 1 orange

75g cream cheese

50g walnuts

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC/375ºF/gas 5. Grease a springform cake tin (roughly 20cm) with butter, line the base with greaseproof paper, then dust the sides with gluten-free flour.
  2. Lightly beat the eggs in a large bowl, add the sugar and oil, then mix to combine. Sieve in the flour and spices, then fold through. Peel and grate the apple (core and all) and carrots, then stir into the mixture along with the orange zest and juice and sultanas. Roughly chop and add the walnuts, if using.
  3. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin, then place on the middle shelf of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for around 5 minutes, before turning it out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
  4. Meanwhile, make the icing. Beat the butter, icing sugar and most of the orange zest until pale and smooth, then stir in the cream cheese until just combined.
  5. Once cooled, decorate the cake with the icing. Lightly crush the walnuts in a pestle and mortar and sprinkle on top. Finish with a grating of orange zest, then serve.

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