Baking Dessert

Carrot cake with lime icing

Name: Carrot cake with lime icing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 225g unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 4 eggs; 175g self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 200g carrots, finely grated; 50g desiccated coconut; Grated rind and juice of 1 orange; 55g flaked coconut, toasted; 175g cream cheese; 100g (2/3 cup) icing sugar, sifted; Grated rind and juice of 1 lime

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This carrot cake is infused with the flavours of coconut to take it to another level of decadence.

225g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup (220g) caster sugar
4 eggs
175g self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
200g carrots, finely grated
50g desiccated coconut
Grated rind and juice of 1 orange
55g flaked coconut, toasted

Lime icing

175g cream cheese
100g (2/3 cup) icing sugar, sifted
Grated rind and juice of 1 lime

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease and line the base of a 23cm springform cake pan.
2.

Place butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Sift in flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt and mix to combine. Stir in carrots, desiccated coconut, rind and enough juice to make a dropping consistency. Mix to combine and pour into cake pan.
3.

Bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool slightly in pan, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
4.

For icing, beat ingredients, spread over cake and garnish with coconut.