Photo: David Holifield
Carrot and walnut cake
19 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Makes 6 small cakes
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Individual carrot cakes topped with a pistachio and cream cheese icing and marzipan decorations.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1233
Calories
31g
Protein
54g
Fat
158g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pistachio | 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) | 159 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Marzipan | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 free-range eggs
- 200g/7oz light brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 85g/3oz vegetable oil
- 250g/9oz carrots
- 35g/1¼oz walnuts
- 125g/4½ oz strong flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 200g/7oz cream cheese
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 50g/1¾oz pistachio
- few drops green food colouring
- 250g/9oz marzipan
- few drops orange food colouring
- few drops red food colouring
- 20g/¾oz cocoa powder
- 6 tbsp cocoa nibs
Directions
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Recipe sourced from
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