Recipe: Yummy Vickys Crowd-Pleaser Carrot Cake, GF DF EF SF NF

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Ingredients of Vickys Crowd-Pleaser Carrot Cake, GF DF EF SF NF

1. You need 225 grams of (1 & 3/4 cups) plain flour / gluten-free flour*.
2. It's 2 tsp of baking powder.
3. Prepare 2 1/2 tsp of baking soda / bicarb.
4. It's 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum if using GF flour.
5. It's 1 tbsp of cornflour / corn starch.
6. It's 150 grams (3/4 cup) of granulated sugar.
7. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground ginger.
8. It's 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
9. It's 1 pinch of nutmeg, a large pinch.
10. It's 1 of medium banana, very ripe and mashed well.
11. You need 60 ml (1/4 cup) of pineapple puree.
12. It's 100 grams (2 cups) of grated carrot.
13. It's of (1/3 cup) desiccated coconut.
14. Prepare 50 grams (1/2 cup) of chopped walnuts or pecans (optional).
15. Prepare 50 grams (1/3 cup) of raisins or sultana/currant mix.
16. Prepare 200 ml (3/4 cup) of + 1 tbsp) oil.
17. You need 60 ml (1/4 cup) of dairy-free milk such as coconut milk.
18. It's 60 grams (1/4 cup) of dairy-free yogurt such as Alpro coconut.

My other kids prefer a plain icing sugar glaze where Jack and I enjoy the tang of a cream cheese. Vickys Carrot Cake Cupcakes, GF DF EF SF NF instructions. Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and xanthan gum if using.. Great recipe for Vickys Easter Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies, GF DF EF SF NF.

Vickys Crowd-Pleaser Carrot Cake, GF DF EF SF NF step by step

1. Preheat the oven to gas 4 / 180C / 350°F and grease and line a 12 inch round cake tin or an 11" square.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, cornflour, sugar and spices.
3. Add in the mashed banana, pineapple puree, grated carrot, coconut, nuts & raisins.
4. Finally add the oil, milk and yogurt and combine everything well.
5. Pour into your cake tin and smooth over evenly.
6. Bake for 50 - 65 minutes or until a toothpick tests it done. Turn out straightaway onto a wire rack to cool.
7. Frost with buttercream icing flavoured with orange essence and sprinkled with orange zest, crushed walnuts / pecans. You'll need around 1500g / 6 cups to fill and cover a double layer cake. See my separate recipe for buttercream if you need a free-from one.
8. Makes 1 layer. For a sandwich cake repeat the recipe.
9. Add around 60ml (1/4 cup) extra milk if using gluten-free flour.

Easter always poses problems for people with allergies to things like dairy and soya, every holiday does really. I hate for my kids to miss out on any treats. I made these for the twins to take to their school nursery. Great recipe for Vickys Easter Carrot Cake Overnight Oats, GF DF EF SF NF. Overnight oats or Bircher Muesli as it's also known, is a handy breakfast idea if you don't have a lot of time in the morning.