Ingredients
15 Total- 500 g Country Range Mix for Carrot Cake
- 215 ml cold water
- 50 ml Country Range Vegetable Oil
- 140 g carrots, grated
- 75 g Country Range Walnut Pieces
- 75 g Country Range Mixed Dried Fruit
- 75 g Country Range Dried Apricot Halves, roughly chopped
- For the filling:
- 400x g Country Range Dried Apricot Halves, roughly chopped
- 50 g icing sugar
- For the topping:
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- Country Range Lemon Juice
- Country Range Walnut Halves
- 100 g Country Range Desiccated Coconut
Method
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1
Step 1
Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line two 7" sandwich tins with baking parchment. -
2
Step 2
Blend in mix for carrot cake, water and oil in a bowl fitted with whisk beaters on slow speed for 1 minute. Scrape down and mix for a further 4 minutes on medium speed. Add grated carrot and mix on slow speed for 1 minute. -
3
Step 3
Add a couple of generous handfuls of chopped walnuts, mixed dried fruit and dried apricots. -
4
Step 4
Divide equally between the tins and bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden brown. Allow to cool. -
5
Step 5
For the filling, beat the cream cheese with the icing sugar. -
6
Step 6
When the cake is cooled, sandwich the two layers together with the cream cheese mixture. -
7
Step 7
For the topping, mix 3 tbsp icing sugar with a little lemon juice until spreading consistency. Spread over the top of the cake. Add the walnut halves. -
8
Step 8
Finally, lightly toast the dessicated coconut in a dry pan then sprinkle on the top of the cake.
Ingredients
15 Total- 500 g Country Range Mix for Carrot Cake
- 215 ml cold water
- 50 ml Country Range Vegetable Oil
- 140 g carrots, grated
- 75 g Country Range Walnut Pieces
- 75 g Country Range Mixed Dried Fruit
- 75 g Country Range Dried Apricot Halves, roughly chopped
- For the filling:
- 400x g Country Range Dried Apricot Halves, roughly chopped
- 50 g icing sugar
- For the topping:
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- Country Range Lemon Juice
- Country Range Walnut Halves
- 100 g Country Range Desiccated Coconut
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