Name: Spiced carrot cake squares recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes: 15
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225g (8oz) self-raising flour; 2tsp baking powder; 1tsp ground mixed spice; 150g (5oz) soft light brown sugar; 100g (4oz) carrots, grated; 75g (3oz) walnuts, chopped; 2 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed; 2 medium eggs; 150ml (¼ pt) corn or sunflower oil; 300g tub Philadelphia soft cheese; 30ml (2tbsp) caster sugar; Finely grated rind of 1 orange; 15ml (1tbsp) fresh orange juice; Shredded orange rind, to decorate

By GoodtoKnow

published 20 August 2019

in Recipes

These mini carrot cake squares are packed with delicious ingredients like mixed spince, bananas and walnuts and topped with cream cheese and orange rind.

Ingredients

225g (8oz) self-raising flour
2tsp baking powder
1tsp ground mixed spice
150g (5oz) soft light brown sugar
100g (4oz) carrots, grated
75g (3oz) walnuts, chopped
2 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
2 medium eggs
150ml (¼ pt) corn or sunflower oil
300g tub Philadelphia soft cheese
30ml (2tbsp) caster sugar
Finely grated rind of 1 orange
15ml (1tbsp) fresh orange juice
Shredded orange rind, to decorate

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Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F, gas mark 4). Lightly grease an 18 x 27cm (7 x 10½ in) tin and line with non-stick baking parchment.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and mixed spice into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar, carrots, walnuts and banana. Add the eggs and oil, and beat until blended.
Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 40 mins until firm - a skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean. Turn out on to a cooling rack and remove the lining paper. Leave to cool completely.
To make the icing place the cheese, sugar, orange rind and juice in a bowl and beat together until smooth. Spread over the cake and swirl with the back of a spoon. Decorate with orange rind and cut into squares.

Top Tip for making Spiced carrot cake squares

Top tip: For extra spice, try adding a cinnamon stick to the mix.

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