Easter is finally upon us, and I am fairly certain it’s everyone’s second favourite holiday! And not because of the bank holidays! Easter is such a perfect mid-year holiday to spend time with your family and cook some beautiful food. I’ve put together such a comforting, moist carrot cake which is ideal to bring the family together as a perfect addition to a lay up meal.
Baking is so relaxing, and this is great to bake on Good Friday morning – whilst everyone is having a lie in or getting ready to go out. The smell will fill your home, think freshly baked bread, and it is the definition of yum. It has an American feel to the carrot cake, and is ever a popular cake to eat. So here it is, my Easter Carrot Cake Recipe.
Ingredients (Serves 6)
Cake mix – 230g self-raising flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 150g Muscovado sugar (I prefer light Muscovado), 50g walnut pieces (or brazil nut if you prefer), 125g grated carrots, 2 mashed bananas, 2 large eggs, 125ml sunflower oil. Topping – 225g mascarpone cheese, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 2 tbsp icing sugar, 30g walnut pieces (or brazil nut).
1) Start off by preheating the over to 180c, and lightly grease a baking tin (20cm round tin is perfect). You can also line the base with baking paper, though if you have a non-stick baking tin this may not be needed.
2) Place all the ingredients for the cake mix into a large baking bowl, and mix together until all the banana and carrot has been blended together, and it’s no longer lumpy. The mixture can then be transferred into the baking tin, and level out the cake surface.
3) The cake needs to be baked for about 50 minutes, and it is done when it is well raised, golden, and when placing a skewer through it, it pulls through clean. Allow the cake to cool completely; I wouldn’t attempt to take it out of the cake tin until it is completely cool.
4) Whilst it’s cooling, prepare the topping. Put together the Mascarpone cheese, adding in the vanilla extract, sifted icing sugar and walnuts in a bowl. Mix everything together until you get a smooth mixture. Spread the topping evenly once the cake is cooled.
5) Allow the cake to set, by storing in the fridge.
Enjoy 
Do you have an alternative recipe for carrot cake? Let me know how you get on with this recipe!
You can make carrot cake? Do you take bookings? :))
Lol It’s so simple, you should try it x