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The ingredients needed to cook Vickys Crowd-Pleaser Carrot Cake, GF DF EF SF NF:
- Take 225 grams (1 & 3/4 cups) plain flour / gluten-free flour*
- You need 2 tsp baking powder
- You need 2 1/2 tsp baking soda / bicarb
- Prepare 1/4 tsp xanthan gum if using GF flour
- Get 1 tbsp cornflour / corn starch
- You need 150 grams (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
- Provide 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- You need 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Prepare 1 pinch nutmeg, a large pinch
- Prepare 1 medium banana, very ripe and mashed well
- Prepare 60 ml (1/4 cup) pineapple puree
- Provide 100 grams (2 cups) grated carrot
- You need (1/3 cup) desiccated coconut
- Take 50 grams (1/2 cup) chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
- Use 50 grams (1/3 cup) raisins or sultana/currant mix
- Get 200 ml (3/4 cup) + 1 tbsp) oil
- Take 60 ml (1/4 cup) dairy-free milk such as coconut milk
- Get 60 grams (1/4 cup) dairy-free yogurt such as Alpro coconut
Steps to make Vickys Crowd-Pleaser Carrot Cake, GF DF EF SF NF:
- Preheat the oven to gas 4 / 180C / 350°F and grease and line a 12 inch round cake tin or an 11" square
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, cornflour, sugar and spices
- Add in the mashed banana, pineapple puree, grated carrot, coconut, nuts & raisins
- Finally add the oil, milk and yogurt and combine everything well
- Pour into your cake tin and smooth over evenly
- Bake for 50 - 65 minutes or until a toothpick tests it done. Turn out straightaway onto a wire rack to cool
- Frost with buttercream icing flavoured with orange essence and sprinkled with orange zest, crushed walnuts / pecans. You'll need around 1500g / 6 cups to fill and cover a double layer cake. See my separate recipe for buttercream if you need a free-from one
- Makes 1 layer. For a sandwich cake repeat the recipe
- Add around 60ml (1/4 cup) extra milk if using gluten-free flour
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