Carrot, Courgette & Orange Cakes
This delightful cake combines the freshness of oranges with the earthy sweetness of carrots and courgettes, creating a moist and flavorful treat. The citrusy icing adds a zesty finish to this unique and delicious dessert.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 250g butter , softened
- 200g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 250g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- zest 2 oranges
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 100g carrots , grated
- 100g courgettes , grated
- zest 1 orange , plus 2-3 tbsp juice
- 140g icing sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the bases of 2 x 20cm round cake tins with baking parchment. Beat the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, bicarb, zest and the mixed spice together, then stir in the carrot and courgette. Divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 20-25 mins or until a skewer inserted in comes out clean. Cool.
- To make the topping, mix enough of the orange juice into the icing sugar to give a thick, but drizzly icing. Drizzle over the cakes, then scatter with the zest and leave to set.
Cook Time
25M
Prep Time
PT20M
Yield
Makes 2 x 20cm cakes, each cuts into 8-10 slices
Nutrition
- Calories: 273 calories
- Fat Content: 14 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 9 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 35 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 23 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 3 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.54 milligram of sodium
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