Ginger Walnut Carrot Cake Recipe
1st Jan 1970
Recipe and image courtesy & copyright of BBC
Ingredients:
For the cake
- 200g/7oz plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 175g/6oz soft light brown sugar
- 2 large free-range eggs, at room temperature
- 200ml/7fl oz vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing
- 200g/7oz carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
- 100g/3½oz walnut pieces, roughly chopped, plus extra for decorating
- 75g/2½oz crystallised ginger, finely chopped, plus extra for decorating
For the icing
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened
- 100g/3½oz icing sugar, sieved if lumpy
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 100g/3½oz cream cheese
- 1 tbsp coarsely grated fresh ginger
Get the full recipe here.