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A freefrom carrot cake

3 February 2012 By Charlotte Pike 2 Comments

I have been reliably informed on Twitter today by Ruby of Rubelle’s Moon, that is National Carrot Cake day. I couldn’t let this opportunity pass, and as I am off to the Cotswolds for a weekend with Tony, I decided to make a gluten and dairy free version for him to enjoy too. Sadly I have to keep my very favourite recipe for carrot cake under my hat for now, so this is a really nice alternative. And being dairy free, too, you could easily make it with store cupboard ingredients.

Ingredients:

  • 2 medium carrots
  • 75g/3oz sultanas
  • 60ml/2¼fl oz brandy
  • 150g/5oz orange and clove caster sugar
  • 125ml/4½fl oz sunflower oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large free-range eggs
  • 250g/9oz ground almonds

Magimix grated carrots

Method:

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2) Line the base of a 23cm/9in round springform cake tin

3) I grated the carrots in the Magimix for speed.

4) Put the golden sultanas in a small saucepan with the brandy, bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 3 minutes.

5) Whisk the sugar and oil until it becomes thick and increases in volume. Again, I did this in the Kitchen Aid, as usual

6) Whisk in the vanilla extract and eggs and, when well whisked, fold in the ground almonds, grated carrots, sultanas (with any remaining brandy)

7) Scrape the mixture into the prepared cake tin

8) Bake for 30–40 minutes, or until the top is risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out sticky but more or less clean.

9) Cool, and serve

N.B. This recipe is adapted from Nigella Lawson’s Venetian Carrot cake in Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home (Chatto & Windus, 2010)

Filed Under: Baking Tagged With: cake, carrot, dairy, free, gluten, lawson, Nigella

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  1. Cupcake Crazy Gem says

    4 February 2012 at 5:45 pm

    Wow National Carrot Cake Day, who knew! Yours looks great, hope you had a lovely weekend away in The Cotswolds – lucky you!

    Reply
    • charlotteskitchendiary says

      4 February 2012 at 5:52 pm

      I know, there’s a day for everything. Thanks, is really nice and great for people with allergies. Having a nice weekend thank you – very snowy here!

      Reply

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Author of five bestselling cookery books, leading independent cookery teacher and private chef, running Charlotte's Kitchen catering company. Charlotte is also the current Chair of the Guild of Food Writers.

Charlotte is known for her recipes that really work, and as a professionally trained chef who writes about food.

Charlotte lives in the English countryside and is passionate about great home cooking using the best seasonal ingredients.

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