Carrot cake

By: James Martin From: James Martin Digs Deep

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Prep time:
30 mins, plus cooling time for the purée
Cook time:
1 hr
Serves:
Makes 1 x 30cm cake

James Martin's lusciously moist carrot cake is sandwiched with velvety orange-liqueur whipped cream and drizzled with orange liqueur icing

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Ingredients

For the cake

  • 5 medium-sized Carrots, sliced
  • 1 Orange, juice only
  • 125ml corn oil
  • 375g caster sugar
  • 4 free-range Eggs, separated
  • 350g plain flour
  • 15g Baking powder

For the filling

  • 500ml double cream
  • 2-3 tbsp orange liqueur

For the topping

  • 15g Butter
  • 110g icing sugar
  • 1.5 tsp orange liqueur
  • 1.5 tsp water
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Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.

2. Grease a 30cm round cake tin with butter.

3. To make the cake: place the carrots in a medium pan, just cover with water and add the orange juice. Bring to the boil and cook until tender. Drain, but do not cool.

4. Put the carrots, corn oil, sugar and 4 egg yolks in to blender or food processor and blend to a purée. Leave to cool.

5. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and set aside.

6. Place the carrot purée in a mixing bowl and gently fold in the flour and baking powder and mix well together. Gently fold in the egg whites. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 40-45 minutes until golden and cooked. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.

7. Whisk the double cream until thick but not stiff and gradually stir in the liqueur.

8. When the cake is cold, cut it in half horizontally and sandwich with the whipped cream.

9. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in the liqueur and water until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Drizzle over the cake and leave to set.

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the very best carrot cake I ever tried - total success!everybody loved it.

JuttaH33745 JuttaH33745 Posted 29 Oct 2009 4:44 PM
 

the very best ive ever tasted....top marks 5

sandyL2175 sandyL2175 Posted 17 Oct 2009 6:40 PM
 

Have not cooked it yet ..... but it made my mouth water just looking at it and reading the recipe

MaryR306 MaryR306 Posted 15 Oct 2009 7:42 AM
 

Lovely, lovely cake. Not the usual carrot cake texture. Much nicer, quite dense. Asked to make it again by friend who doesn't like carrot cake!! 5 star rating

all thumbs all thumbs Posted 11 Oct 2009 3:02 PM
 

how big is a medium carrot?! what is the 15g butter for the topping used for?! My cake is cooling waiting for the finishing touches. Fingers crossed, will let you know the outcome. MrsMcg

all thumbs all thumbs Posted 04 Oct 2009 6:15 PM
 

LOVED IT!!!LOVED IT !!! LOVED IT SO MUCH...NEVER USE TO MAKE CARROT CAKE BEFORE BUT THIS RECIPE WAS JUST PERFECT.THE CAKE WAS LOVELY MOIST AND DELICIOUS.MY SONS LOVED IT..ITS YUMMY N THEY CANT STOP EATING IT......

vivianS76659 vivianS76659 Posted 11 Aug 2009 9:03 PM
 

I Love love, love carrot cake and this one is just tantalising enough to give a try! thanks guys for all your feedback I hope it does taste as heavenly as it looks! ~fingers crossed~

David~Jay~S David~Jay~S Posted 18 Jul 2009 4:43 PM
 

my son made this cake it was delicious best carrot cake ever

lindaS48437 lindaS48437 Posted 09 Jul 2009 12:34 AM
 

Best carrot cake ever.Made it for lady i work for who adores James Martin,everyone she gave a slice to was hooked.

jacquelineO37797 jacquelineO37797 Posted 08 Jul 2009 2:45 PM
 

made this cake last week,lovely and moist but different from other carrot cakes i,ve made with the soft cheese topping on,i,d make this cake again.

julie julie Posted 14 Apr 2009 1:48 PM
 

There's only one word that describes this cake: Delicious!

KaisaK58632 KaisaK58632 Posted 04 Dec 2008 6:57 PM