Carrot Cake

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    10
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    609
based on 11 ratings

A quick carrot cake with cream cheese frosting which is an impressive treat for friends and family to share - also great for using up excess carrots! You could add extra chopped walnuts or mixed seeds to decorate the top of the cake if you like.

recipe updated 5 Nov. 2025

Ingredients

  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    320 g
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    90 g
  • Walnuts icon
    Walnuts
    as needed
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    230 g
  • Bicarbonate of soda icon
    Bicarbonate of soda
    2 teaspoons
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    1 teaspoon
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    2 teaspoons
  • Mixed spice icon
    Mixed spice
    2 teaspoons
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    200 ml
  • Oil icon
    Oil
    180 ml
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    1 tablespoon
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Light brown sugar icon
    Light brown sugar
    280 g
  • Unsweetened shredded coconut icon
    Unsweetened shredded coconut
    120 g
  • Walnut pieces icon
    Walnut pieces
    60 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    400 g
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese
    180 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Prospero
  • kCook icon Round pan - 20cm (8")
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Serving plate

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Grease and line 2 clean round pans with parchment paper
  3. Attach K Beater
  4. Add plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, mixed spice and salt to the Kenwood bowl
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 10 sec, Speed 2
  6. Then add milk, oil, egg, lemon juice, vanilla extract and light brown sugar to the Kenwood bowl
  7. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 30 sec, Speed 2
  8. Then add carrot, unsweetened shredded coconut, walnut pieces and orange to the Kenwood bowl
  9. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 20 sec, Speed 4
  10. Divide batter between 2 round pans evenly
  11. Bake until skewer tests clean - 30 min, 180°C
  12. Let cool - 10 min
  13. Turn out onto cooling rack until completely cool
  14. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  15. Attach K Beater
  16. Add icing sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract to the Kenwood bowl
  17. Mix with splashguard fitted until smooth - 1 min, Speed 4
  18. Transfer icing to medium bowl
  19. Chill in fridge until thickened - 10 min
  20. Place one sponge on serving plate
  21. Add half of icing to sponge
  22. Spread evenly
  23. Sandwich the second sponge layer on top
  24. Add the rest of icing to sponge
  25. Spread evenly
  26. Dust with ground cinnamon
  27. Sprinkle with walnuts
  28. Serve
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