Name: Carrot cake with white chocolate icing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: Cake; 2 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 1/4 cup caster sugar; 440 gram crushed pineapple, drained; 2 cup peeled and grated carrot; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; Icing; 250 gram cream cheese; 1/2 cup icing mixture; 100 gram white chocolate

Carrot cake with white chocolate icing

The only thing better than a traditional carrot cake is one with chocolate. And this recipe with a rich sweet white chocolate icing is naughty but nice.

Makes 12

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

Cake

2 1/4 cup self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 1/4 cup caster sugar

440 gram crushed pineapple, drained

2 cup peeled and grated carrot

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Icing

250 gram cream cheese

1/2 cup icing mixture

100 gram white chocolate

Method

1.Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease a 17cm x 24cm slice pan and line with baking paper. Sift self raising flour, bicarbonate of soda and ground cinnamon in to a large bowl.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat eggs, vegetable oil, and caster sugar until pale. Fold through the dry ingredients, alternating pineapple, carrot and walnuts.

3.Bake 55-60 minutes or until just cooked through.

4.To make the icing: beat cream cheese with icing mixture. Slowly fold melted and cooled chocolate. Cover cake with icing.

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