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Ingredients

1 cup dates
4 fl oz/0.5 cup water
175 g butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs, lightly beaten
8 oz self-raising (self-rising) flour
6 oz carrots, finely grated
0.25 cup ground almonds
Grated rind of 1 orange
0.5 tsp ground mixed (apple-pie) spice
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
0.5 tsp ground ginger
12 oz quark
2 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
Grated rind of 1 orange

Spicy Carrot Cake

Yummy carrot cake recipe handed down from two generations - with added spice to give it that extra kick

Submitted by: jenny
Type: Sharing Cakes & Tray Bakes

Method

Place the dates and water in a small pan, bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes until soft.
Remove and discard the stones then chop the dates finely. Mix together the dates and the liquid, the butter or margarine and the eggs until creamy. Fold in the rest of the cake ingredients. Spoon the mixture into a cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for 1 hour

To make the icing, beat together all the ingredients adding a little more orange juice or water if necessary. Slice the cake in half and sandwich the layers together with half the icing and spread the remainder on top.

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Preparation time
10 minutes

Cooking time
60 minutes

Serves
8 people

Suitable for

Kids Bakes
Quick Bakes
Vegetarian Bakes

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