Photo: David Holifield
Banana & carrot Cake
22 ingredients
Serves 8
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A deliciously moist carrot cake, perfect with a strong cup of tea and a good book! The trouble is stopping at one slice!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1100
Calories
27g
Protein
33g
Fat
177g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 20 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Orange Juice | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Fruit | not in our table | 0 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
| Topping | 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
- 3 eggs
- 180g soft brown sugar
- 180g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 180g Sunflower oil
- 120g walnut pieces or almonds
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 180g grated carrot
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg
- handful of sultanas (Or mixed fruit if needs using)
- Zest of 1 orange
- 2 tbsp fresh orange juice (You could use half an orange in juice for a really moist cake, if you do then decorate with small zigzags of icing rather than a heavy topping)
- For the topping: (Optional)
- 80g Butter
- 80g Cream cheese
- 175g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- chopped walnuts or almonds to decorate
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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