I mentioned the other day that Rhys has been asking to make carrot cake a lot recently, so we’ve been experimenting with a few different recipes to find one that we really like. And I think we’ve got a winner!
This takes a little bit of work in that you have to grate the apple and the carrot, but other than that it is a simple recipe and definitely one you can make with kids.
This recipe made about 15 little cakes.
What you need:
- 150g self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 125g softened butter
- 125g brown sugar
- 1 medium carrot, grated
- I bramley apple, half grated, half chopped into tiny chunks
- 50g raisins
- 2 eggs
For the cream cheese icing (if you fancy it!)
- 100g full fat or low fat cream cheese
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
What to do:
- Preheat oven to 180 (gas mark 4)
- Put about 15 cake cases on a baking tray (or in a bun tray if you’re feeling fancy!)
- Sieve the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and mixed spice into a large bowl.
- Add the butter, brown sugar, carrot, apple, raisins and eggs. Beat together with a wooden spoon until well mixed.
- If the mixture seems a little too wet (sometimes you get loads of liquid from the carrot and apple), then add another tablespoon of flour..
- Divide the mixture between the cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until they spring back when pressed.
- Leave them to cool completely.
- They’re really tasty just as they are, but if you want to make the icing then just mix the cream cheese with the icing sugar in a bowl then spread on the cakes.
- Enjoy!
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These look and gorgeous! I love carrot cake but really don’t care for the ones with nuts in – call me fussy! These sound just the sort I’d like. I’ll have to give them a try.
Angela x
I love carrot cake but have never thought of adding apple before – what a tasty addition! #foodpornthursday
These look so delicious. I love to bake with my little girl M, and she would love these, so may have to give them a go! 🙂 Thank you #foodpornthursday
They look delicious, I love the idea of apple & carrot together:-)
These sound delicious. I love that you make them in little muffin tins – my kids would devour them 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up with #foodpornthursdays x